tankage

[ tang-kij ]

/ ˈtæŋ kɪdʒ /

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.

Origin of tankage

First recorded in 1865–70; tank + -age

tank trap, tank truck, tank up, tank wagon, tanka, tankage, tankard, tanked, tanker, tankful, tankini

Manufacturers claim that sulphate of ammonia and tankage would be better.

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement |Alva Agee
If half the required nitrogen per acre, or 4½ pounds, is wanted in tankage, 50 pounds of the tankage will supply it.

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement |Alva Agee
In Louisiana large quantities of tankage, cotton-seed meal, and acid phosphate are used to fertilize cane-fields.

Agriculture for Beginners |Charles William Burkett
Tankage may be used in part, and in it the nitrogen costs very little more per pound.

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement |Alva Agee

More often the tankage provided is insufficient, and thousands of barrels escape.

Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883 |Various

tankage

/ (ˈtæŋkɪdʒ) /

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

agriculture