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