Definitions for leakage
ˈli kɪdʒleak·age

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. escape, leak, leakage, outflownoun

   the discharge of a fluid from some container

   "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. leakagenoun

   an act of leaking, or something that leaks

2. leakagenoun

   the amount lost due to a leak

3. leakagenoun

   an undesirable flow of electric current through insulation

4. leakagenoun

   loss of retail stock, especially due to theft

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Leakagenoun

   Allowance made for accidental loss in liquid measures.

   Etymology: from leak.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Leakage

   A leakage occurs when fluid is lost through a leak.

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1. leakage

   Leakage refers to the unintentional or unintended flow or escape of something from where it should be confined, such as information, energy, electricity, liquids or gases. The concept of leakage is used in various industries and contexts, like economics, plumbing, electrical engineering, data privacy, etc., and its specific definition can vary accordingly.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Leakagenoun

   a leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by leaking

2. Leakagenoun

   an allowance of a certain rate per cent for the leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking

3. Etymology: [Cf. D. lekkage, for sense 1.]

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Leakage

   The loss of current from conductors; due to grounding at least at two places, or to very slight grounding at a great many places, or all along a line owing to poor insulation. In aerial or pole telegraph lines in wet weather there is often a very large leakage down the wet poles from the wire. (See Surface Leakage--Magnetic Leakage.)

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. leakage

   Loss by the act of leaking out of a cask. Also, an allowance of 12 per cent., to merchants importing wine, by the customs.

How to pronounce leakage?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say leakage in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of leakage in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of leakage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of leakage in a Sentence

1. Sharad Singhal:

   This was not an accidental gas leakage. Hazardous chemicals were being discharged when the incident took place.

2. Qingyan Chen:

   If a mask can completely cover a beard, there( shouldn't) be any problem. If not, a beard is very likely to create a small gap between facial skin and mask unless one fastens the mask tightly, the small gap would create a leakage for air to enter( the) nose when inhaling and for air with virus to go to the surroundings when one exhales.

3. Hannah Cloke:

   Water companies will want to make money from selling water, so it's in their interest to keep selling, even when there are restrictions in place, we haven't got this quite right, but water companies don't have the incentive to do the right thing, environmentally speaking, and that goes for pollution and flooding, as well as droughts and leakage. It has been very much a case of' Let's just carry on, business as usual.'.

4. Hiroshige Seko:

   Long-term storage ... has an upside as radiation levels come down while it is in storage. But there is a risk of leakage, it is difficult to hold the water indefinitely, so the panel will also look into how it should be disposed of eventually.

5. Elias Syrros:

   Yesterday at 13:30 local time, a war plane bombed the front part of the ship, causing damage and injuring four crew members, of whom two died, there is no oil leakage, the ship's integrity was not compromised. Damages are being assessed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=leakage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Leakage
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=leakage
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leakage
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leakage
7. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=leakage
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=leakage