leakage

leak +‎ -age

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Hyphenation: leak‧age

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leakage (countable and uncountable, plural leakages)

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. (sound recording) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
6. (economics) The loss of revenue generated by tourism to the economies of other countries.