The reason this is a word missing from Webster is as follows:
IT'S NOT A REAL WORD, DAMMIT!!!
The correct term is "current", which you will find in Webster.
Am*per"age (?), n. (Elec.)
The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine, measured in ampères.
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