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leakage

Pronunciation: /ˈliːkɪdʒ/
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Definition of leakage

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the accidental admission or escape of liquid or gas through a hole or crack:we’re saving water by reducing leakage [count noun]:there have been no leakages of radioactive material
  • Physics the gradual escape of an electric charge or current, or magnetic flux: check for voltage leakage from every possible source [as modifier]:leakage currents
  • 2deliberate disclosure of confidential information: suspicion as to the source of the leakage had fallen on a variety of people the constant leakage of the party’s executive minutes to the papers

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