SLIPPAGE


Meaning of SLIPPAGE in English

slip ‧ page /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] formal

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ slip , ↑ slipper , ↑ slippage , ↑ slipperiness ; verb : ↑ slip ; adjective : ↑ slippery ]

1 . failure to do something at the planned time, at the planned cost etc:

Slippage on any job will entail slippage on the overall project.

2 . when something becomes worse or lower

slippage in/of

slippage in sales

3 . when something slips:

snow slippage

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.