ˈtaŋkij, -aiŋ-, -kēj noun
( -s )
1. : the capacity or contents of a tank
2. : a by-product of slaughterhouses or rendering plants that consists of animal residues (as meat scrap, blood, and bone) cooked and usually freed of fat and gelatine and dried and that is used in feeds and fertilizers — see digester tankage , garbage tankage
3.
a. : the act or process of putting or storing in tanks
b. : fees charged for storage in tanks