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work stoppage

work stop·page
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wurk stop-ij]
    • /wɜrk ˈstɒp ɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wurk stop-ij]
    • /wɜrk ˈstɒp ɪdʒ/

Definition of work stoppage words

  • noun work stoppage the collective stoppage of work by employees in a business or an industry to protest working conditions. 1
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Origin of work stoppage

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Work stoppage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Work stoppage

work stoppage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for work stoppage

noun work stoppage

  • called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
  • walkout — a strike by workers.
All 2 Synonyms of work stoppage

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