stoppage
🇺🇸
/ˈstɑːpɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈstɒpɪdʒ/
noun
R
when workers stop working to protest
The stoppage by the factory workers lasted three days.
R
when a game stops for a short time
The referee called a stoppage for an injured player.
R
when something cannot move or flow
A stoppage in the pipe caused the water to back up.
R
money taken from pay for taxes and other costs
The stoppage from his salary covered his health insurance.
translation
when workers stop working to protest; when a game stops for a short time; when something cannot move or flow; money taken from pay for taxes and other costs
Word Forms
Plural
stoppages