tankage

tank·age

 (tăng′kĭj)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of putting or storing in a tank.

b. The amount that a tank can hold.

c. A fee for tank storage.

2. Animal residues that remain after rendering fat in a slaughterhouse, used for fertilizer or feed.

tankage

(ˈtæŋkɪdʒ)

n

1. the capacity or contents of a tank or tanks

2. the act of storing in a tank or tanks, or a fee charged for such storage

3. (Agriculture) agriculture

a. fertilizer consisting of the dried and ground residues of animal carcasses

b. a protein supplement feed for livestock

tank•age

(ˈtæŋ kɪdʒ)

n.

1. the capacity of a tank or tanks.

2. the act or process of storing liquid in a tank.

3. the fee for such storage.

4. the residue from tanks in which animal carcasses have been steamed and the fat rendered, used as a fertilizer.

[1865–70]

Tankage

 tanks collectively, 1866; a provision or system of storage tanks.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tankage - the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
	2.	tankage - the charge for storing something in tanks charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
	3.	tankage - the act of storing in tanks storage - the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials

Translations

tankage

n

(= storage capacity of tank) → Fassungsvermögen nt

(= storage fee) → Gebühr f → für Lagerung (in einem Tank); (= storage) → Lagerung f (in einem Tank)

(Agr: = meat and bone meal) → Tierkörpermehl nt (als Dünger oder Futtermittelzusatz)