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slippage

noun · 9 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/
  • rhymes with -ɪpɪdʒ
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  • CMU ARPABET: S L IH1 P IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of slipping, especially from a secure location.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The amount by which something has slipped.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A lessening of performance or achievement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Supply-chain problems led to a slippage in production last week.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A decrease in motion, or in the power of a mechanical system, due to slipping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The difference between estimated and actual transaction costs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Movement of earth on a slope, a landslip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

failing to hold or slipping out of place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the knots allowed no slippage

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Broader terms: motion, movement, move

8

noun

Meaning 8

a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: decrease, decrement

9

noun

Meaning 9

decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: decline, diminution

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English slip Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English slippage From slip + -age.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: slippen — act of slipping