(~s)
Slippage is a failure to maintain a steady position or rate of progress, so that a particular target or standard is not achieved.
...a substantial ~ in the value of sterling...
N-VAR
(~s)
Slippage is a failure to maintain a steady position or rate of progress, so that a particular target or standard is not achieved.
...a substantial ~ in the value of sterling...
N-VAR
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012