Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stop-work

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English

Syllables: stop--work
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A temporary cessation of work.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

noun

A temporary cessation of work.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"a stop-work meeting"
"41. No stop-work meeting shall be held at the mine without the permission of the manager."
"MORE than 4000 NZ Post workers will begin a series of nationwide stop-work meetings today to discuss what their union has said is privatisation by the back door."
"Train drivers across Adelaide will walk off the job today to attend a stop-work meeting about their enterprise bargaining negotiations."
"Workers at Cleanaway do not make the decision to take stop work action lightly and are aware of the unfortunate impact this will have on the community."
"State schools will be closed until 10.30am on Wednesday due to a decision by the Australian Education Union to call a two-hour stop-work meeting involving both teachers and teacher assistants."

Etymology

From stop (“to cease; to cause to cease”, verb) + work (noun). Attested from the 20th century.

Usage

Inflected Forms

stop-works (plural) stopwork (alternative) stop work (alternative)

Synonyms

walkout strike

Questions

What does stop-work mean?: A temporary cessation of work.
Where does stop-work come from?: From stop (“to cease; to cause to cease”, verb) + work (noun). Attested from the 20th century.

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