stoppage

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a pause or halt in an activity or process

   A power failure caused a two-hour stoppage at the factory.

2. 2
   noun

   a blockage that prevents liquid, gas, or another substance from passing

   The plumber cleared a stoppage in the kitchen drain.

3. 3
   noun

   an amount withheld or deducted from wages or another payment

   After tax and pension stoppages, her take-home pay was lower than expected.

Common collocations

• work stoppage Noun + noun

Formed from stop + the noun-forming suffix -age. The word first denoted an act or state of stopping and then specialized to blockages, work interruptions, and deductions that stop part of a payment.

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