Definitions for outages

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outages out·age

Spelling: [ou-tij]

IPA: /ˈaʊ tɪdʒ/

Outages is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 198 anagrams from letters in outages (aegostu).

Definitions for outages

noun

1. an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
2. the period during which power is lost:
3. a stoppage in the functioning of a machine or mechanism due to a failure in the supply of power or electricity.
4. the quantity of goods lost or lacking from a shipment. Compare innage (def 1).
5. Aeronautics. the amount of fuel used during a flight. Compare innage (def 2).

Origin of outages

An Americanism dating back to 1900-05; out + -age

Examples for outages

“I hope everything goes back to normal soon,” Janajra said, worrying about how the outage will affect his business.

A few beats later, Tunku articulated this widespread anxiety: “Did Chinese hackers trigger the outage?”

The Daily Beast rounds up the best tweets, photos, and more from the outage.

The length of this outage is not yet determined, but we hope it will be at most until tomorrow morning.

See the funniest tweets about the outage from news junkies, pundits, Times reporters, and more.

But the outage has raised the question of what that proportional response would look like, and whether it would be legal.