noun
leakage
LEE-kihj
noun
1
The escape of liquid, gas, or electric current through an unwanted gap.
"Engineers checked the pipeline for signs of leakage."
2
A loss, such as of stock, revenue, or sound, escaping where it shouldn't.
"The store cut leakage by installing security cameras."
"Much of the tourist spending leaks out as economic leakage to foreign suppliers."
How to Use Leakage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe amount, or process, of something escaping that should have stayed contained — fluid, current, stock, or money.
Common pairings
fluid leakage
stock leakage
reduce leakage
Word Forms
leakages plural
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Etymology
From leak plus the noun-forming suffix -age.