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leak·age
(lē′kĭj)n.
1. The act or an instance of leaking.
2. Something that escapes by leaking.
3. An amount lost as the result of leaking.
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leakage
(ˈliːkɪdʒ)n
1. the act or an instance of leaking
2. something that escapes or enters by a leak
3. (Commerce) commerce an allowance made for partial loss (of stock, etc) due to leaking
4. (General Physics) physics
a. an undesired flow of electric current, neutrons, etc
b. (as modifier): leakage current.
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leak•age
(ˈli kɪdʒ)n.
1. an act of leaking; leak.
2. something that leaks in or out.
3. the amount that leaks in or out.
[1480–90]
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Noun | 1. | leakage - the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" |
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lækageudsivning
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leakage
n
(= act) → Auslaufen nt; (of body fluids) → Austreten nt; there’s a leakage of water into the oil → da läuft or tropft Wasser ins Öl; there’s still a slight leakage → es ist immer noch etwas undicht; the ground was polluted by a leakage of chemicals → der Boden war durch auslaufende Chemikalien verunreinigt
(fig) leakage of information (= act) → Durchsickern nt → von Informationen; the government was worried by repeated security leakages → die Regierung war besorgt, weil wiederholt Informationen durchgesickert waren
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leak
(liːk) noun1. a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes. Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.
2. the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole. a gas-leak.
3. a giving away of secret information. a leak of Government plans.
verb1. to have a leak. This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.
2. to (cause something) to pass through a leak. Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.
ˈleakage (-kidʒ) noun (an act of) leaking. Leakages in several water-mains had been reported; a leakage of information.
ˈleaky adjectivea leaky boat.
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