mid-15c., "deduction from payment," from stop (v.) + -age. From late 15c. as "impediment, hindrance, obstruction;" 1650s as "act of stopping."
his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
stop-and-go
stope
stopgap
stop-over
stoppable
stoppage
stopper
stopwatch
storage
store
storefront
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