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leakage.

An act of leaking, or something that leaks.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/
  1. An act of leaking, or something that leaks.

    countable · uncountable
    water leakage
    data leakage
  2. The amount lost due to a leak.

    countable · uncountable
  3. An undesirable flow of electric current through insulation.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Loss of retail stock, especially due to theft.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.

    countable · uncountable
  6. The loss of revenue generated by tourism to the economies of other countries.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English leak Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English leakage From leak + -age.

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