Definition of "pumpage" []

• That which is raised by pumps. (noun)
• The amount of work done by pumps. (noun)

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• "I think this decision about domestic pumpage is a fair and equitable decision."
• "China is like a Giant Casino operator, always pumping chips into the game, into the game, into the game, and when things start getting a little too hot and heavy, they slightly decrease their rate of pumpage."
• "The case was argued, and with great expedition, in barely a little more than a month, the report was made, in which the Court said that the domestic pumpage might be taken by Chicago, although if the use became unreasonable, or if large amounts of water were diverted for industrial purposes, we might come back to the Court to restrain that."