noun
Meaning 1
Storage in a tank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
tankage
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noun
Meaning 2
The amount that a tank (or tanks) can hold.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The charge levied for storage in a tank.
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noun
Meaning 4
Waste matter from tanks, especially the dried nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 5
the act of storing in tanks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: storage
noun
Meaning 6
the charge for storing something in tanks
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Broader terms: charge
noun
Meaning 7
the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: indefinite quantity
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English tankage From tank + -age.