leakage

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈlikɪdʒ/ UK /ˈliːkɪdʒ/ See IPA manual

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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.

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1 noun · the gradual escape of a... leakseepageescape discharge outflow leaking

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Related forms leak leaky leaked

Etymology

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

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# 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

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