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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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Overactive Bladder Facts
Learn About A Treatable Condition. What You May Be Able To Do About It
www.TreatOAB.com
Detect hard-to-find leaks
Modeling & management software for the control of water leakage.
www.bentley.com/waterloss
leak·age   (lē'kĭj)   
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of leaking.

  2. Something that escapes by leaking.

  3. An amount lost as the result of leaking.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

Leakage

A release of information to certain people before the official public announcement.

Investopedia Commentary

Usually an illegal practice perpetuated by people (insiders) who work for a public company.

See also: Insider, Press Release, Public Company, Whisper Number

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