slippage

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *slippjander. Old Saxon *slippiander. Middle Low German slippender.? Middle English slippen English slip Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English slippage From slip + -age.

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.

   “Supply-chain problems led to a slippage in production last week.”

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.

   “The slippage at High Brooms was detected by remote sensors on the site, after two previous incidents in the same area.”