stoppage (noun)
1stoppage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ work, workplace (BrE) ▪ 24 hour, 48 hour, etc. VERB + STOPPAGE ▪ call, call for …
2stoppage — ► NOUN 1) an instance of stopping. 2) an instance of industrial action. 3) a blockage. 4) (stoppages) Brit. deductions from wages by an employer for the payment of tax, National Insurance, etc …
3stoppage — stop‧page [ˈstɒpɪdʒ ǁ ˈstɑːp ] noun 1. [countable] a situation in which workers stop working for a short time as a protest: • The stoppage was called (= organized ) to protest against the cancellation of wage agreements. 2 …
4stoppage in transit — ˌstoppage in ˈtransit also ˌstoppage in ˈtransitu noun [uncountable] LAW COMMERCE the right of a seller to stop the delivery of goods while they are on their way to the buyer if the seller learns that the buyer has gone bankrupt and so cannot pay …
5stoppage in transitu — UK US noun [U] LAW, COMMERCE ► STOPPAGE IN TRANSIT(Cf. ↑stoppage in transit) …
6stoppage — noun 1) the stoppage of production Syn: discontinuation, stopping, halting, cessation, termination, end, finish; interruption, suspension, breaking off Ant: start, continuation 2) …
7stoppage — noun Date: 15th century the act of stopping ; the state of being stopped ; halt, obstruction < a stoppage in play > …
8stoppage time — stoppage ,time noun uncount a period of time added to the end of some games such as soccer because of time that was lost in the game when someone was injured: INJURY TIME …
9stoppage — noun 1 (C) a situation in which workers stop working for a short time as a protest: time lost in disputes and stoppages 2 (C) something that blocks a tube or container: an intestinal stoppage 3 (C, U) BrE the act of stopping something from moving …
10stoppage time — noun (sport) Additional time allowed for play to compensate for time lost in dealing with injuries and other interruptions • • • Main Entry: ↑stop …
