leakage

CEFRC1

/ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The accidental escape of liquid, gas, or information.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An undesirable flow of electric current through insulation.

Examples

  • It is difficult to determine the state and safety of the radiation leakage.

  • There has been some leakage behind the bathtub.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The amount lost due to a leak.

  2. An act of leaking, or something that leaks.

  3. Loss of retail stock, especially due to theft.

More examples

In context

  • Engineers discovered leakage in the fuel tank.

  • data leakage

  • water leakage

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

There was a small blank in the gas tank which caused the smell.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From leak + -age.