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leakage - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'leakage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Leakage [ n.]
- A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by leaking.
- An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking.

Meaning of 'leakage' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . leakage [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
Example in sentence:
  • he had to clean up the leak;
  • they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe