- leakage
- noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the act or process or an instance of leaking b. loss of electricity especially due to faulty insulation 2. something or the amount that leaks
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Leakage — describes an unwanted loss, or leak, of something which escapes from its proper location. In everyday usage, leakage is the gradual escape of matter through a leak hole. [ [http://www.m w.com/dictionary/leaking Merriam Webster] ] In different… … Wikipedia
Leakage — Leak age, n. [Cf. D. lekkage, for sense 1.] 1. A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by leaking. [1913 Webster] 2. (Com.) An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leakage — leakage. См. неполное блокирование. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
leakage — index decrement, outflow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
leakage — late 15c., from LEAK (Cf. leak) (v.) + AGE (Cf. age) … Etymology dictionary
leakage — Leakage Утечка Частичная или полная потеря полезного носителя, вещества, свойства, как, например потеря электрического тока, уходящего через изолятор или магнитного потока, который выходит за пределы полезной цепи магнитного потока … Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.
leakage — [lēk′ij] n. 1. an act or instance of leaking; leak 2. something that leaks in or out 3. the amount that leaks in or out … English World dictionary
Leakage — A situation in which capital, or income, exits an economy, or system, rather than remains within it. In economics, leakage refers to outflow from a circular flow of income model. In a two sector model, all individual income is sent back to… … Investment dictionary
Leakage — Release of information to some persons before official public announcement. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * leakage UK US /ˈliːkɪdʒ/ noun [C or U] ► a situation in which a liquid or gas escapes from an opening in a pipe or container,… … Financial and business terms
leakage — Release of information selectively or not before official public announcement. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * leakage UK US /ˈliːkɪdʒ/ noun [C or U] ► a situation in which a liquid or gas escapes from an opening in a pipe or container, or… … Financial and business terms
leakage — [[t]li͟ːkɪʤ[/t]] leakages N VAR A leakage is an amount of liquid or gas that is escaping from a pipe or container by means of a crack, hole, or other fault. A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies... It should be possible to reduce… … English dictionary
