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Meaning of "stopgap" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STOPGAP

stopgap  [ˈstɒpˌɡæp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOPGAP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stopgap is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STOPGAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stopgap in the English dictionary

The definition of stopgap in the dictionary is a temporary substitute for something else.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STOPGAP


airgap
ˈɛəˌɡæp
gap
ɡæp
medigap
ˈmedɪˌɡæp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STOPGAP

stop-motion
stop-off
stop-off point
stop-start
stop-work
stopbank
stopcock
stope
stoper
Stopes
stoping
stopless
stoplight
stopover
stoppable
stoppage
stoppage time
Stoppard
stopped
stopped diapason

WORDS THAT END LIKE STOPGAP

age gap
bridge a gap
communication gap
credibility gap
culture gap
deflationary gap
dollar gap
energy gap
financing gap
gender gap
generation gap
inflationary gap
leaf gap
spark gap
suckers´ gap
trade gap
truth-value gap
water gap
wind gap

Synonyms and antonyms of stopgap in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STOPGAP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stopgap» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stopgap

Translation of «stopgap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STOPGAP

Find out the translation of stopgap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stopgap from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stopgap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

权宜之计
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

provisional
570 millions of speakers

English

stopgap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डिप्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مؤقت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

временная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stopgap
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্থায়ী পরিবর্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouche-trou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stopgap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lückenbüßer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一時しのぎの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

임시 변통
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stopgap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nắp đậy chai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தற்காலிக பதிலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थांबा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçici önlem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ripiego
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prowizorka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тимчасова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provizoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stopgap
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stoplap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stopgap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nødhjelp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stopgap

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STOPGAP»

The term «stopgap» is regularly used and occupies the 102.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STOPGAP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stopgap

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOPGAP»

Discover the use of stopgap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stopgap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Write Better Business Letters
Such letters of acknowledgment are called stopgap letters. They let your customer know that his inquiry has not been ignored and will be attended to as soon as possible. Like a delayed delivery letter, a stopgap letter informs your customer ...
Andrea B. Geffner, 2007
2
Youth at Work: The Unionized Fast-food and Grocery Workplace
In this chapter, I present a general framework for describing the stopgap work cultures of young grocery and fast-food workers in Box Hill and Glenwood. Workplace cultures have been described in the sociological and anthropological work ...
Stuart Tannock, 2001
3
Young Workers, Globalization and the Labor Market: Comparing ...
Entering and Leaving Stopgap Employment Table 9.3 presents the combined results of young people's risk of entering a stopgap job after leaving education ( see Models EN) and, for those who started their career in a stopgap job, the chances ...
Hans-Peter Blossfeld
4
Mike Kelley: Minor Histories--statements, Conversations, ...
JCW The text for A Stopgap Measure was printed in red headlines and black capitals against a yellow ground on the recto of a highly charged "protest poster" that also announced and was shown in Kelley's exhibition at Patrick Painter, Inc.,  ...
Mike Kelley, John C. Welchman, 2004
5
Electronic Excitations in Organic Based Nanostructures
... in the three lattice directions, the situation is much more symmetric, though even there the crystal structure breaks the spherical symmetry. Probably the most characteristic property of the polariton dispersion diagram is the polariton stopgap.
‎2003
6
Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops: ...
Organic Methods Evaluation Branch, OSHA Analytical Laboratory. Salt Lake City, Utah. OSHA (1987c). Stopgap method: Propoxur (Baygon). Carcinogen and Pesticide Branch. OSHA Analytical Laboratory. Salt Lake City, Utah. OSHA ( 1988a).
Ramdane Dris, S. Mohan Jain, 2004
7
Barron's ESL Guide to American Business English
These acknowledgment letters are called STOPGAP LETTERS. They let your customer know that the inquiry will not be ignored and that it will be responded to as soon as possible. Similar to a delayed delivery letter, a stopgap letter informs ...
Andrea B. Geffner, 1998
8
Notoriety: And Fifteen Others
I hope the prompter don't want prompting : {Looking at his watch) By this 'tis ten minutes, but by my reckoning ten hours, since Stopgap entered this house with a letter for Juliana, — so — :ie comes ! — he comes ! Enter Stopgap {from the ...
Frederick Reynolds, 1793
9
The Gray Stopgap
Plagued by hellish wartime memories and betrayal at the hands of a fiancee, government agen Karns Gray volunteers for an experiment with "bio-chemical synthetic intelligence.
DL. Tolleson, 2001
10
Why Wages Don't Fall during a Recession
Headhunter specializing in computer programmers 18.7 Stopgap Jobs Stopgap jobs are interim jobs taken until a better permanent one is found. Some, such as consulting, are explicitly temporary, but others are ostensibly permanent.
Truman F. BEWLEY, Truman F Bewley, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOPGAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stopgap is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Congress Moves To Pass Stopgap Highway Bill; Strategic …
Acknowledging they wouldn't agree on a long-term federal transportation package before the Friday deadline, congressional leaders agreed Tuesday to vote on ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
House, Senate prepare to pass a stopgap highway bill – again
At loggerheads over how to fund transportation projects, both the House and Senate on Tuesday moved toward passing a stopgap bill this week that will keep ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Congress poised to decide fate of stop-gap transportation funding …
The stopgap measure would provide the latest infusion of temporary funding into the federal Highway Trust Fund, which is designed to replenish with revenue ... «Construction Dive, Jul 15»
4
Political will keeps Greece's stopgap loans — for now
As eurozone leaders argued over the fate of Greece, Mario Draghi was watching their every move with mounting anxiety. As president of the European Central ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
Wichita council exploring stopgap funding options for transit system
With a $2 million shortfall looming for Wichita's transit system, City Council members are considering a stopgap approach for next year as they review options for ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
6
Legislature weighing stopgap state budget
So, is a stopgap spending bill — which would keep government running for a month and avoid a shutdown — a PR move? Or is the measure, which officials ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
7
Officials rip stopgap road bills at launch of US 36 milestone
But stopgap funding measures that fail to keep up with construction costs and demand will keep having an adverse impact on states such as Colorado, which ... «The Colorado Statesman, Jun 15»
8
Congress OKs stopgap bill to keep Aurora VA hospital moving
The stopgap legislation now heads to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it. "The VA's mismanagement of this project is inexcusable, and we ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
9
The Oculus-Microsoft alliance is just a stopgap, not a powershift
But in reality, this is just a stopgap until both companies have their own content and hardware ecosystems in place. The Rift isn't going to be Microsoft's main ... «VentureBeat, Jun 15»
10
Stop-gap fix for Alabama budget fails; special session likely
The bill was offered as a stopgap to support level-funding for Medicaid, prisons, Mental Health and services for children and the poor through the Department of ... «AL.com, May 15»

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