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• leakage — /lee kij/, n. 1. an act of leaking; leak. 2. something that leaks in or out. 3. the amount that leaks in or out. 4. Com. an allowance for loss by leaking. 5. Physics, Elect. the loss of all or part of a useful agent, as of the electric current… …   Universalium

• leakage — /ˈlikɪdʒ/ (say leekij) noun 1. the act of leaking; leak. 2. that which leaks in or out. 3. the amount that leaks in or out. 4. Commerce an allowance for loss by leaking. 5. Physics the escape of any radiation through a shield round a nuclear… …  

• leakage — 1) The loss of a liquid from a faulty container. 2) An allowance for loss of a liquid in transit, due to evaporation or other causes …   Big dictionary of business and management

• Leakage — Leak age, n. [Cf. D. lekkage, for sense 1.] 1. A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by leaking. [1913 Webster] 2. (Com.) An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• leakage — The waste or diminution of a liquid caused by its leaking from the cask, barrel, or other vessel in which it was placed. Also an allowance made to an importer of liquids, at the custom house, in the collection of duties, for his loss sustained by …   Black's law dictionary

• leakage — The waste or diminution of a liquid caused by its leaking from the cask, barrel, or other vessel in which it was placed. Also an allowance made to an importer of liquids, at the custom house, in the collection of duties, for his loss sustained by …   Black's law dictionary

• European Union Emission Trading Scheme — The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) also known as the European Union Emissions Trading System, was the first large emissions trading scheme in the world.[1] It was launched in 2005 to combat climate change and is a major pillar… …   Wikipedia

• economic stabilizer — Any of the institutions and practices in an economy that serve to reduce fluctuations in the business cycle through offsetting effects on the amounts of income available for spending (disposable income). The progressive income tax, unemployment… …   Universalium

• Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …   Universalium

• insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… …   Universalium

• Germans in the United States — • Includes all German speaking people, whether originally from Germany proper, Austria, Switzerland, or Luxemburg Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germans in the United States     Germans in the United States …   Catholic encyclopedia