TANKAGE

tankage

(noun) the act of storing in tanks

tankage

(noun) the charge for storing something in tanks

tankage

(noun) the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tankage (countable and uncountable, plural tankages)

Storage in a tank.

The amount that a tank (or tanks) can hold.

The charge levied for storage in a tank.

(agriculture) Waste matter from tanks, especially the dried nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.

Source: Wiktionary


Tank"age, n.

1. The act or process of putting or storing in tanks.

2. Fees charged for storage in tanks.

3. The capacity or contents of a tank or tanks.

4. (Agric.) Waste matter from tanks; esp., the dried nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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