Definitions for slippage

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slippage slip·page

Spelling: [slip-ij]

IPA: /ˈslɪp ɪdʒ/

Slippage is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 287 anagrams from letters in slippage (aegilpps).

Definitions for slippage

noun

1. an act or instance of slipping.
2. an amount or extent of slipping.
3. failure to maintain an expected level, fulfill a goal, meet a deadline, etc.; loss, decline, or delay; a falling off.
4. Machinery. the amount of work dissipated by slipping of parts, excess play, etc.

Origin of slippage

First recorded in 1840-50; slip¹ + -age

Examples for slippage

slippage is a phenomenon that I suspect many of us have experienced.

There will be, as you no doubt anticipate, some slippage in his spending.

And it is the party of middle-class stagnation and slippage.

An examination of the data shows that there has been no slippage in support for Obama from Catholics.

They had seen some slippage among seniors and independents over the summer.