leakage

«leakage» in Mova's school dictionary: liquid, gas or light escaping through a hole or crack — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (leakage, a leakage)

meaning for a pupil

1) Leakage is liquid, gas or light escaping through a hole or crack. tree →

2) Leakage is also the amount that escapes. tree →

3) Leakage of information is when secret or private facts get out to people who should not have them. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science it is about pipes, batteries and gas safety; in everyday life about leaking roofs and taps; in news about secret information getting out. A gas leakage is dangerous: leave the place and tell an adult.

examples

• Water leakage made a stain on the ceiling. tree →
• The plumber found the cause of the leakage. tree →
• Old batteries can have leakage of acid. tree →
• A gas leakage can cause a fire, so open the windows and get out. tree →
• The tank lost ten litres through leakage. tree →
• The company worried about the leakage of secret plans. tree →

note

Usually uncountable: «some leakage». The verb is «leak», and «a leak» is the more common everyday noun. In a maths problem, leakage is an amount lost, so you subtract it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «leakage» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.