ul·lage ( l  j)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. [Middle English ulage, from Old French ouillage, from ouiller, to fill up a cask, from ouil, eye, bunghole, from Latin oculus, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.] ul laged adj. |
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
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| Noun | 1. |  ullage - the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being fullindefinite quantity - an estimated quantity |
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