ullage

ul·lage  (lj)

n.

1. The amount of liquid within a container that is lost, as by leakage, during shipment or storage.

2. The amount by which a container, such as a bottle, cask, or tank, falls short of being full.

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[Middle English ulage, from Old French ouillage, from ouiller, to fill up a cask, from ouil, eye, bunghole, from Latin oculus, eye; see ok^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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ullaged adj.

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ullage [ˈʌlɪdʒ]

n

1. (Business / Commerce) the volume by which a liquid container falls short of being full

2. (Business / Commerce)

a.  the quantity of liquid lost from a container due to leakage or evaporation

b.  (in customs terminology) the amount of liquid remaining in a container after such loss

vb (tr)

1. (Business / Commerce) to create ullage in

2. (Business / Commerce) to determine the amount of ullage in

3. (Business / Commerce) to fill up ullage in

[from Old French ouillage filling of a cask, from ouiller to fill a cask, from ouil eye, from Latin oculus eye]

ullaged  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ullage - the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity

Translations

ullage [ˈʌlɪdʒ] N (Customs) (= loss) → merma f; (= amount remaining) → atestadura f

ullage

n → Leckage f, → Flüssigkeitsschwund m