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English Dictionary: Leakage by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leakage
n
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): escape, leak, leakage, outflow
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leakage \Leak"age\, n. [Cf. D. lekkage, for sense 1.]
      1. A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by
            leaking.
  
      2. (Com.) An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the
            leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leakage \Leak"age\, n. (Elec.)
      A leak; also; the quantity of electricity thus wasted.
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