leakage C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈlikɪdʒ/ UK /ˈliːkɪdʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the gradual escape of a fluid, gas, or information through a flaw or opening Engineers traced the pressure drop to a slow leakage in the coolant line. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the gradual escape of a... leakseepageescapedischargeoutflowleaking Word family Related forms leakleakyleaked Etymology AI details From leak (Middle English leken, probably from Old Norse leka 'to drip, leak', from Proto-Germanic *lekaną) + the noun-forming suffix -age. leka Old Norse *lekaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # leakage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlikɪdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈliːkɪdʒ/ ## Meanings 1. the gradual escape of a fluid, gas, or information through a flaw or opening ## Examples - Engineers traced the pressure drop to a slow leakage in the coolant line. ## Synonyms - leak - seepage - escape - discharge - outflow - leaking ## Related Forms - leak - leaky - leaked ## Roots and Affixes - Root: leka - Root: *lekaną ## Etymology From leak (Middle English leken, probably from Old Norse leka 'to drip, leak', from Proto-Germanic *lekaną) + the noun-forming suffix -age. ## AI Etymology Leakage comes from leak (Middle English leken, probably from Old Norse leka 'to drip, leak', from Proto-Germanic *lekaną) + the noun-forming suffix -age. The etymological trail includes Old Norse leka, Proto-Germanic *lekaną. The same word family includes leak, leaky, leaked. Its current noun use means "the gradual escape of a fluid, gas, or information through a flaw or opening". ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown