The stoppage was called to protest against wage cuts.
They are set to stage a two-hour stoppage next week.
He scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
stoppage — [ stɔpaʒ ] n. m. • 1893; de 2. stopper ♦ Opération par laquelle on stoppe un tissu. ⇒ raccommodage. ● stoppage nom masculin (de stopper) Action de stopper un tissu. ● stoppage nom masculin … Encyclopédie Universelle
stoppage — 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 … Financial and business terms
Stoppage — Stop page, n. The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stoppage — (engl., spr. ßtóppĕdsch), s. Droit de suite … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
stoppage — index abeyance, bar (obstruction), blockade (limitation), cessation (termination), check (bar) … Law dictionary
stoppage — mid 15c., from STOP (Cf. stop) + AGE (Cf. age) … Etymology dictionary
stoppage — [n] halt, curtailment abeyance, arrest, blockage, check, close, closure, cutoff, deduction, discontinuance, down, downtime*, hindrance, interruption, layoff, lockout, obstruction, occlusion, shutdown, sit down, standstill, stopping, walkout;… … New thesaurus
stoppage — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
stoppage — [stäp′ij] n. 1. a stopping or being stopped 2. an obstructed condition; block … English World dictionary
Stoppage — Le stoppage est une opération de tissage sophistiqué consistant à recontituer le tissu, le plus souvent d habillement, parfois d ameublement, ayant subi un accident : accroc, brûlure, coup de lame ou de ciseau intempestif, etc. Selon le type … Wikipédia en Français
