WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sink•age
(sing′kij),USA pronunciation n.
- the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- a surface sunk for decorative effect.
- [Print.]
- Printingthe lowering of the first line of body text on a page from its usual position, as at the beginning of a chapter.
- Printingthe amount of such lowering.
- sink + -age 1880–85