noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
2. 2
   The amount of fuel remaining in the fuel tanks of an aircraft following a flight.

Etymology

From in + -age, modelled after outage.

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