When there is a stoppage, people stop working because of a disagreement with their employers.
[business]
Mineworkers in the Ukraine have voted for a one-day stoppage next month.
Synonyms: strike, industrial action, walkout, closure More Synonyms of stoppage
2. countable noun
In football and some other sports, when there is a stoppage, the game stops for a short time, for example because a player is injured. The referee may add some extra time at the end of the game because of this.
[mainly British]regional note: in AM, use time out
More Synonyms of stoppage
stoppage in British English
(ˈstɒpɪdʒ)
noun
1.
the act of stopping or the state of being stopped
2.
something that stops or blocks
3.
a deduction of money, as from pay
4.
an organized cessation of work, as during a strike
stoppage in American English
(ˈstɑpɪdʒ)
noun
1.
a stopping or being stopped
2.
an obstructed condition; block
Examples of 'stoppage' in a sentence
stoppage
Reading twice came close to equalising in firsthalf stoppage time.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But they had to wait until firsthalf stoppage time to take the lead with a disputed penalty.
The Sun (2015)
But expect him to press in the middle rounds and he can force a stoppage around the eighth or ninth.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He said that at least half of union members should vote to go on strike before a stoppage could be legal.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The fourth came in stoppage time.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The visitors led 3-2 when a downpour forced a stoppage in the match.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They studied the 380 games last season and excluded serious fouls involving long injury stoppages because that would skew the data.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Another one-day stoppage is planned tomorrow.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some companies record the incidence of injuries that cause stoppages or days off, and others measure any injury thatrequires medical attention.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I mean, how hard can you squeeze a golden goose before the bird calls a work stoppage?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Time off work drops; stoppages are reduced; accidents decline.
Chaitow, Leon The Beat Fatigue Workbook - how to identify the causes (1988)
Then the revitalised Spanish striker added the second in firsthalf stoppage time from a superb right-foot strike.
The Sun (2012)
Yet he must have been fuming when he got back to the dressing room after seeing his team undo all their good work in first-half stoppage time.
The Sun (2016)
A work stoppage by employees must be the result of a lawful labor dispute and not in violation of an existing agreement between management and the union.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
Away fans ironically cheered when they won a corner in firsthalf stoppage time in a rare attack, but it was a different story in the second half.
The Sun (2013)
Villa, on the other hand, were growing in confidence by the minute and deep into firsthalf stoppage time they doubled the lead.
The Sun (2009)
A one-day stoppage is possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
stoppage
British English: stoppage NOUN
When there is a stoppage, people stop working because of a disagreement with their employers.
Mineworkers have voted for a one-day stoppage next month.
American English: stoppage
Brazilian Portuguese: paralisação
Chinese: 罢工
European Spanish: paro
French: arrêt
German: Streik
Italian: sospensione del lavoro
Japanese: ストライキ
Korean: 휴업
European Portuguese: paralisação
Latin American Spanish: paro
Chinese translation of 'stoppage'
stoppage
(ˈstɔpɪdʒ)
n(c)
(= strike) 停工 (tínggōng)
(Brit, Sport) 暂(暫)停 (zàntíng)
美 = time out
(from salary) 扣除 (kòuchú)
1 (noun)
Definition
the act of stopping something or the state of being stopped
a seven-hour stoppage by air-traffic controllers
Synonyms
stopping
halt
Air traffic has been brought to a halt.
standstill
close
arrest
a cardiac arrest
lay-off
shutdown
cutoff
abeyance
discontinuance
2 (noun)
Definition
an organized stopping of work during industrial action
Mineworkers have voted for a one-day stoppage next month.
Synonyms
strike
a call for a strike
industrial action
walkout
Moderate unions have refused to join the walkout.
closure
the closure of the the steelworks
shutdown
3 (noun)
The small traffic disturbance will soon grow into a complete stoppage.
Synonyms
blockage
The logical treatment is to remove the blockage.
obstruction
The boy was suffering from an obstruction in his ear.
stopping up
occlusion
Additional synonyms
in the sense of arrest
Definition
the slowing or stopping of something
a cardiac arrest
Synonyms
stoppage,
halt,
suppression,
obstruction,
inhibition,
blockage,
hindrance
in the sense of closure
Definition
the act of closing or the state of being closed
the closure of the the steelworks
Synonyms
closing,
end,
finish,
conclusion,
stoppage,
termination,
cessation
in the sense of discontinuance
Synonyms
stopping,
stop,
suspension,
separation,
interruption,
stoppage,
termination,
cessation,
adjournment,
intermission,
disjunction,
discontinuation
Synonyms of 'stoppage'
stoppage
Explore 'stoppage' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of halt
Definition
a temporary standstill
Air traffic has been brought to a halt.
Synonyms
stop,
end,
close,
break,
stand,
arrest,
pause,
interruption,
impasse,
standstill,
stoppage,
termination
in the sense of obstruction
Definition
a person or thing that obstructs
The boy was suffering from an obstruction in his ear.