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   stoppage

   /ˈstɒpɪdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. an instance of movement, activity, or supply stopping or being stopped: "a power stoppage" Similar discontinuationdiscontinuancestoppinghaltinghaltcessationterminationendfinishinterruptionsuspensionbreaking offOpposite startbeginningcontinuation
   • ▪ a cessation of work by employees in protest at the terms set by their employers. Similar strikewalkoutshutdownclosureindustrial action
   • ▪ a knockout.
   • 2. a blockage in a narrow passage, such as the barrel of a gun: "one machine-gun crew had a stoppage" Similar obstructionblockingtechnical:occlusionarreststasissuppressionblockageobstructionblockairlock
   • 3. deductions from one's wages by an employer for the payment of tax, National Insurance, and other costs: British "£6.40 an hour before stoppages" Similar deductionsubtraction

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   stoppage: [noun] the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : halt, obstruction.

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   stoppage time (= added on at the end of the game if there have been stoppages) Topics Sports: ball and racket sports c2 [countable] a situation in which something does not move forward or is blocked. a stoppage of blood to the heart; stoppages [plural] (B ...

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   Define stoppage. stoppage synonyms, stoppage pronunciation, stoppage translation, English dictionary definition of stoppage. n. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped; a halt: called for a work stoppage. American Heritage® Dictionary of th ...

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