droppage

[drop-ij]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an amount dropped or wasted during application, installation, etc..
Mix some extra plaster to allow for droppage.
the amount of fruit that falls from a tree before ripening.
Storms greatly increased the droppage of oranges this year.
the act or an instance of dropping: drop.
glassware that is not insured against droppage.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of droppage¹

drop + -age

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Example Sentences

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"He seemed to have no droppage in his play. He looks healthy, he looks strong and he's moving very well."

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Steadily moving conveyor-belts along each outer wall of the building receive the constant droppage of the packages from the six spirals of the utility units.

From

drop out drop pass

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