leakage

American  

[lee-kij] / ˈli kɪdʒ /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of leakage

First recorded in 1480–90; leak + -age

Example Sentences

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

No leakage of nuclear materials was reported, it added.

From Barron's

"There will inevitably be bugs in these tools, not least as they advance at break-neck speed, so even though data leakage may not be intentional it will happen," he told BBC News.

From BBC

“This backstopped exchange results in no risk and no value leakage to WBD shareholders while delivering substantial value to WBD bondholders,” Paramount says.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From MarketWatch

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