leakage

plural leakages

1. countableuncountableAn act of leaking, or something that leaks.

   data leakage

   3 more examples

   water leakage

   prevent leakage

   Engineers discovered leakage in the fuel tank.

2. countableuncountableThe amount lost due to a leak.
3. countableuncountableAn undesirable flow of electric current through insulation.
4. countableuncountableLoss of retail stock, especially due to theft.
5. countableuncountablesound recordingThe situation where sound is picked up by a microphone from a source other than that which is intended.
6. countableuncountableeconomicsThe loss of revenue generated by tourism to the economies of other countries.