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Definition linkage in British English

linkage noun

noun
/ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/
1

a policy of connecting two or more issues by making agreement on one issue depend on agreement on another issue

Example

The document made no linkage between decommissioning and release of prisoners.

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2

a connection made between two or more things

Example

We haven't found a linkage between the attacks.

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3

a physical connection, or a system of connections

Example

a complex linkage of nerves

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Definition linkage in British English