stealagen.
/ˈstiːlɪdʒ/ 1. Losses due to stealing.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > losses due to stealing
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1769 J. Wedgwood Let. 7 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1965) 72 On calculating the expence, breakage, and stealage by Sea, and comparing it with Land Carriage, I find there is about half saved.
1865 S. Hughes Gas-works (ed. 2) 249 Mr. Croll..estimated that one-sixth of the whole gas sent out would be absorbed by leakage and stealage.
1884 H. George Social Probl. ii. 25 [A man] who would administer the government of these municipalities for fifty per cent. of present waste and stealage!
2. The right of stealing.Apparently an isolated use.
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1888 J. A. Morgan Bankside Shaks. I. Introd. 16 Did Shakespeare sell the stealage as well the stage-right of his plays?
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