noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈaʊ.tɪd͡ʒ/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:/ˈaʊ.tɪd͡ʒ/
US:[ˈaʊ.ɾɪd͡ʒ]
US:/ˈaʊ.təd͡ʒ/
Australian:/ˈæɔ.tɪd͡ʒ/
Australian:[ˈæɔ.ɾɪd͡ʒ]
rhymes with -aʊtɪdʒ
CMU ARPABET:AW1 T AH0 JH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AW1 T IH0 JH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blackout, power cut
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The amount of something lost in storage or transportation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: breakdown, equipment failure
4
noun
Meaning 4
the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indefinite quantity
History
Etymology
From out + -age, on the model of shortage.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
престой
(prestoj)
— suspension of operation
Catalan:
pana
— suspension of operation
Catalan:
apagada
— suspension of operation
Czech:
prostoj
— suspension of operation
Czech:
výpadek (of elektricity)
— suspension of operation
Czech:
porucha
— suspension of operation
Dutch:
panne
— suspension of operation
Finnish:
katkos
— suspension of operation
French:
panne
— suspension of operation
French:
interruption
— suspension of operation
German:
Ausfall
— suspension of operation
German:
Stromausfall
— suspension of operation
Italian:
black-out
— suspension of operation
Italian:
disservizio
— suspension of operation
Italian:
interruzione
— suspension of operation
Lithuanian:
prastova
— suspension of operation
Lithuanian:
gedimas
— suspension of operation
Polish:
awaria
— suspension of operation
Polish:
przestój
— suspension of operation
Russian:
ава́рия
(avárija)
— suspension of operation
Spanish:
apagón
— suspension of operation
Spanish:
corte
— suspension of operation
Spanish:
interrupción
— suspension of operation
Spanish:
desconexión
— suspension of operation
Turkish:
kesinti
— suspension of operation
Vietnamese:
mất điện
— suspension of operation
Vietnamese:
cúp điện
— suspension of operation
Bulgarian:
утечка
(utečka)
— amount lost in storage or transportation
French:
perte de marchandise
— amount lost in storage or transportation
Lithuanian:
nubyrėjimas
— amount lost in storage or transportation
Lithuanian:
nutekėjimas
— amount lost in storage or transportation
Lithuanian:
nuotekis
— amount lost in storage or transportation
