noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of slipping, especially from a secure location. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   failing to hold or slipping out of place wordnet
3. 3
   The amount by which something has slipped. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping wordnet
5. 5
   A lessening of performance or achievement. countable, uncountable

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

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6. 6
   decline from a standard level of performance or achievement wordnet
7. 7
   A decrease in motion, or in the power of a mechanical system, due to slipping. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   The difference between estimated and actual transaction costs. countable, uncountable
9. 9
   Movement of earth on a slope, a landslip. countable, uncountable

   "The slippage at High Brooms was detected by remote sensors on the site, after two previous incidents in the same area."

Synonyms

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avalanchecoastcomedowndebasementdecadencedecadency

Example

More examples

"There was no slippage in the schedule."

Etymology

From slip + -age.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.