LEAKAGES

Noun

leakages

plural of leakage

Source: Wiktionary


LEAKAGE

Leak"age (, n. Etym: [Cf. D. lekkage, for sense 1.]

1. A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by leaking.

2. (Com.)

Definition: An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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