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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTOPPAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   STOPPAGE definition: 1. a time when work is stopped because of a disagreement between workers and employers 2. an amount…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of STOPPAGE is the act of stopping : the state of being stopped : halt, obstruction. How to use stoppage in a sentence.

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   1. countable noun. When there is a stoppage, people stop working because of a disagreement with their employers. [business] Mineworkers have voted for a one-day stoppage next month. Synonyms: strike, industrial action, walkout, closure More Synonyms of stoppage. 2. countable noun.

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   noun. the act of stopping or the state of being stopped. something that stops or blocks. a deduction of money, as from pay. an organized cessation of work, as during a strike.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTOPPAGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   STOPPAGE meaning: 1. a time when work is stopped because of a disagreement between workers and employers 2. an amount…. Learn more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstoppage noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [countable] a situation in which something does not move forward or is blocked. a stoppage of blood to the heart. stoppages. [plural] (British English, old-fashioned, formal) an amount of money that an employer takes from people’s wages for tax and other payments. See stoppage in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › stoppageStoppage - definition of stoppage by The Free Dictionary

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   1. the act of stopping or the state of being stopped. 2. something that stops or blocks. 3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a deduction of money, as from pay. 4. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an organized cessation of work, as during a strike.