amperage C2 Topic:Energy & Industry US /ˈæm.pəɹ.əd͡ʒ/ UK /ˈæm.pəɹ.əd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #104151 Meanings 1 noun the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes That gun carried thousands of volts, with lots of amperage behind them, and if I had had a good hold on it I couldn't have let go. Etymology From ampere + -age. Topics Energy & Industry External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # amperage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæm.pəɹ.əd͡ʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæm.pəɹ.əd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 104151 ## Meanings 1. the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes ## Examples - That gun carried thousands of volts, with lots of amperage behind them, and if I had had a good hold on it I couldn't have let go. ## Etymology From ampere + -age. ## Topics - Energy & Industry markdown