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Pumpage vs Dumpage - What's the difference?

pumpage | dumpage |

As nouns the difference between pumpage and dumpage

is that pumpage is that which is raised by pumps while dumpage is the act of dumping loads from carts, especially loads of refuse matter.

pumpage

English

Noun

  • That which is raised by pumps.
  • The amount of work done by pumps.
  • * 1962 , Arthur John Zeizel, Ground-water resources of Du Page County, Illinois
    • A comparison of Silurian dolomite aquifer water-level hydrographs and pumpage graphs indicates that in general water-level decline is directly proportional to pumpage and suggests that recharge balances discharge.

    dumpage

    English

    Noun

  • The act of dumping loads from carts, especially loads of refuse matter.
  • A heap of dumped matter.
  • A fee paid for the privilege of dumping loads.
    • (Webster 1913)