how to pronounce stoppage

/ˈstɑːpɪdʒ/

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stoppage is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑː

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An example use of stoppage in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… this stoppage then you got to remember …”

meanings of stoppage

noun:

A pause or halt of some activity.
Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.

stoppage frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word stoppage occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics stoppage can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that stoppage can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;