leak·age

[lee-kij]
noun
1.
an act of leaking; leak.
2.
something that leaks in or out.
3.
the amount that leaks in or out.
4.
Commerce. an allowance for loss by leaking.
5.
Physics, Electricity. the loss of all or part of a useful agent, as of the electric current that flows through an insulator (leakage current) or of the magnetic flux that passes outside useful flux circuits (leakage flux)

Origin:
1480–90; leak + -age

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leakage (ˈliːkɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act or an instance of leaking
2.  something that escapes or enters by a leak
3.  commerce an allowance made for partial loss (of stock, etc) due to leaking
4.  physics
 a.  an undesired flow of electric current, neutrons, etc
 b.  (as modifier): leakage current

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Example sentences
Semi-open design means some sonic leakage, so anyone sitting next to you will
  be listening to your music, too.
Another theory posits that the gut leakage triggers a harmful immune response.
As sub-frontloading begins, the risk of leakage will increase.
And this will allow engineers to monitor any changes, including any leakage, he
  says.
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