slippage
/ˈslɪpɪdʒ/ noun [C, usually singular or U]Definition
› a reduction in the level or amount of something: Every slippage on the stock exchange brought fear and wild accusations.a slippage in sth Exports will offset the slippage in domestic demand. There has been a greater slippage in labour standards in the North than in the South.
› a failure to happen or finish on time: News of the delay in production was not surprising, and observers expect further slippage. the slippage of the book's publication date timetable/schedule slippage
› FINANCE the difference between an expected result and the real result: A slippage of about £3 billion will be announced by the Treasury this week.margin/revenue slippage The $2 million is not enough to make up for the expected revenue slippage.
(Definition of slippage noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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