Tankage

Tankage
Tankage Tank"age, n. 1. The act or process of putting or storing in tanks. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. Fees charged for storage in tanks. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. The capacity or contents of a tank or tanks. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

4. (Agric.) Waste matter from tanks; esp., the dried nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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