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slippage
OXFORD DICTIONARY
slippage, n.
1 the act or an instance of slipping.
2 a a decline, esp. in popularity or value. b failure to meet a deadline or fulfil a promise; delay.
1 the act or an instance of slipping.
2 a a decline, esp. in popularity or value. b failure to meet a deadline or fulfil a promise; delay.
THESAURUS
slippage
avalanche, coast, comedown, debasement, decadence, decadency, declension, declination, decline, deformation, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demotion, depravation, depravedness, depreciation, derogation, descent, deterioration, devolution, downtrend, downturn, downward mobility, downward trend, drop, dying, ebb, effeteness, fading, failing, failure, failure of nerve, fall, falling-off, glide, glissade, glissando, involution, landslide, landslip, lapse, loss of tone, regression, retrocession, retrogradation, retrogression, sideslip, skid, slide, slip, slither, slump, snowslide, snowslip, subsidence, waneFor further exploring for "slippage" in Webster Dictionary Online