noun
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the act of stopping or the state of being stopped
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something that stops or blocks
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a deduction of money, as from pay
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an organized cessation of work, as during a strike
Etymology
Origin of stoppage
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at stop, -age
Example Sentences
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The work stoppage occurred as the UAW contract with the plant expired at midnight Monday without a new deal in place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
No baseball games have been missed because of a work stoppage since the strike ended in the spring of 1995.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
A Samsung strike "would almost certainly have been the biggest work stoppage in the history of the global semiconductor industry", South Korean writer and researcher Kap Seol said in an article for US magazine Jacobin.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
"I'm going for Usyk by stoppage in round six."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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