leakage

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of leaking, or something that leaks.
2. (countable, uncountable) The amount lost due to a leak.
3. (countable, uncountable) An undesirable flow of electric current through insulation.
4. (countable, uncountable) Loss of retail stock, especially due to theft.
5. (countable, uncountable) The situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
6. (countable, uncountable) The loss of revenue generated by tourism to the economies of other countries.

Synonyms

leak

escape

seepage

outflow

ooze

ullage

oozing

bleeding

🩸

leaking

leaky

disclosure

leakance

outleakage

spillage

percolation

omission

outage

oversight

power failure

revelation

runoff

seeping

short circuit

slippage

soakage

spill

sweat

😓

trickle

untight

wastage

water loss

exfiltrate

inleakage

bleed-off

water leakage

non-watertight

water leak

magnetic leakage

transudation seeping

leak-off

leak of water

bleed

🩸

leak-off escape

discharge

dissipation

divulgence

dribble

drip

emanation

emission

Translations

fuite

fuga

✈️

διαρροή

Leck

filtración

escape

perdita

fuoriuscita

Leckage

Durchsickern

goteo

διαφυγή

déperdition

Verlust

évacuation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From leak + -age.

Sentences

In most countries , government agencies regulate how much leakage is tolerated .