slippage

Meaning

1. The act of slipping, especially from a secure location.
2. The amount by which something has slipped.
3. A lessening of performance or achievement.
4. A decrease in motion, or in the power of a mechanical system due to slipping.
5. The difference between estimated and actual transaction costs.
6. Movement of earth on a slope, a landslip.

Synonyms

slip

slipping

diminution

dragging

gap

leak

leakage

skid

slide

slipped

ullage

total displacement

trackslip.

slippage cross

olisthy olisthe

creep

actual relative movement

decrease

Etymology

From slip + -age.