leakage

[ lee-kij ]

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 leakage current or of the magnetic flux that passes outside useful flux circuits leakage flux.

leakage

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of leakage¹

First recorded in 1480–90; leak + -age

Example Sentences

In a statement, a spokesperson for Macquarie said: “We supported Thames Water as it delivered record levels of investment, which enabled the company to reduce leakage and pollution incidents while improving drinking water quality and security of supply. Much more needed to be done to upgrade its legacy infrastructure, but when we sold our final stake in 2017 the company was meeting all conditions set by the regulator and had an investment grade credit rating.”

From BBC

Any CO2 pipelines in Kern County will be equipped with automatic safety valves, which are expected to limit leakage in the event of a rupture.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite ongoing issues with sewage spills, companies did make some progress on tackling internal sewer flooding incidents and water leakage - although not as quickly as required to meet targets.

From BBC

After the stunning revelations in the epic New York Times report over the weekend, based on some unprecedented leakage from inside the normally secretive institution, it's clear that Chief Justice John Roberts is leading the charge to protect Donald Trump from accountability and we already knew that he has been the driving force behind the court's overturning of voting rights cases for the past few years.

From Salon

He said there was no leakage of oil or gasoline “of any kind,” and that the fire was electrical.

From Los Angeles Times

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