- the capacity or contents of a tank or tanks
- the act of storing in a tank or tanks, or a fee charged for such storage
- fertilizer consisting of the dried and ground residues of animal carcasses
- a protein supplement feed for livestock
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tank•age
(tang′kij),USA pronunciation n.
- the capacity of a tank or tanks.
- the act or process of storing liquid in a tank.
- the fee charged for such storage.
- the residue from tanks in which carcasses and other offal have been steamed and the fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.
- tank + -age 1865–70
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tankage /ˈtæŋkɪdʒ/ n