droppage
Americannoun
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an amount dropped or wasted during application, installation, etc..
Mix some extra plaster to allow for droppage.
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the amount of fruit that falls from a tree before ripening.
Storms greatly increased the droppage of oranges this year.
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the act or an instance of dropping.
glassware that is not insured against droppage.
Etymology
Origin of droppage
Example Sentences
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Steadily moving conveyor-belts along each outer wall of the building receive the constant droppage of the packages from the six spirals of the utility units.
From The Romance of a Great Store by Hungerford, Edward
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