leakage

American  

[lee-kij] / ˈli kɪdʒ /

noun

leakages plural

1. an act of leaking; leak.

2. something that leaks in or out.

3. the amount that leaks in or out.

4. Commerce. an allowance for loss by leaking.

5. Physics, Electricity. the loss of all or part of a useful agent, as of the electric current that flows through an insulator leakage current or of the magnetic flux that passes outside useful flux circuits leakage flux.

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leakage British  

/ ˈliːkɪdʒ /

noun

1. the act or an instance of leaking

2. something that escapes or enters by a leak

3. commerce an allowance made for partial loss (of stock, etc) due to leaking

4. physics

   1. an undesired flow of electric current, neutrons, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      leakage current

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• leakages
  plural

Etymology

Origin of leakage

First recorded in 1480–90; leak + -age

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

leakage leakages

While its emissions are lower, drilling and extracting it causes the leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and the main component of natural gas.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

Southern Water has claimed it achieved a record year of leakage reduction, equating to 27 million litres per day, and has found and fixed 2,840 leaks since January.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

You can opt out of model training in settings under “data controls,” which allows you to turn off improving the model with your inputs and face less risk of data leakage.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

While fluid membranes support fusion, they can also become unstable during freeze-thaw-induced stress, leading to leakage.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026

Now he gathered a heap of soft grass and, with stone and stick for hammer and chisel, tamped it into all the crevices to prevent leakage.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

Officials have said massive financial "leakages" triggered the sudden halt, but they have not revealed the scale of the losses, with some telling AFP they were still working on an estimate.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

With many more options for withdrawing money from accounts, leakages will increase.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

It alleged that the DWP failed to adequately inspect or repair equipment, or to notify residents of leakages during the 1,085-day period when community members were potentially exposed to methane and other toxic chemicals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

In tests in animals, the researchers found that every animal treated with the new gel showed rapid sealing, and there were no perforations, leakages, or bleeding in the week following the treatment.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024

The talk had to do with earnings, per cents, leakages, markets and such matters.

From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Comfort, Will Levington

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