English Explanatory Dictionary

leakage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of leaking, or something that leaks.
  2. The amount lost due to a leak.
  3. An undesirable flow of electric current through insulation.
  4. Loss of retail stock, especially due to theft.
  5. The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
  6. The loss of revenue generated by tourism to the economies of other countries.

Pronunciation

/ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-leakage.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-leakage.wav

Word forms

leakage leakages

Etymology

From leak + -age.

Derived words

antileakage carbon leakage cash leakage endoleakage inleakage leakage current microleakage search leakage
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on L Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary