tankage

American  

[tang-kij] / ˈtæŋ kɪdʒ /

noun

1. the capacity of a tank or tanks.

2. the act or process of storing liquid in a tank.

3. the fee charged for such storage.

4. the residue from tanks in which carcasses and other offal have been steamed and the fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.

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tankage British  

/ ˈtæŋkɪdʒ /

noun

1. the capacity or contents of a tank or tanks

2. the act of storing in a tank or tanks, or a fee charged for such storage

3. agriculture

   1. fertilizer consisting of the dried and ground residues of animal carcasses

   2. a protein supplement feed for livestock

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Etymology

Origin of tankage

First recorded in 1865–70; tank + -age

Example Sentences

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tankage

Renewable-fuel tank rates are typically 30%-50% higher than conventional tankage, which could support long-term recurring income, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

The cockpit also increases the area available for storage or additional fuel tankage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Senator Dickinson declared that canned dog food was made of carrion or stockyard "tankage," that only 15 of the 200 U. S. dog-food manufacturers were inspected by the Department of Agriculture.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Garden's designs, "weight creep" is closely monitored to lift the bow and control the aft sections where engines and tankage dominate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus such raw materials as nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia, dried blood, bone meal, rock phosphate, tankage, muriate of potash, sulphate of potash, have not been brought under the operation of the law.

From The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know by Hunt, Thomas Forsyth