Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which fills a gap or hiatus, or, figuratively, that which serves as an expedient in an emergency.
- Filling a gap or pause, as in the course of talk.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a temporary expedient.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Temporary ;short-term . - noun A
temporary measure orshort-term fix used until something better can be obtained.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
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Examples
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Indeed, euroland's policy makers might not even be capable of devising short-term stop-gap measures to give the overly indebted countries a bit of breathing space so that they might, only might, find a path that leads away from the insolvency road down which they are headed.
Default, Get Thee From My Euroland House Irwin Stelzer 2011
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On Sunday evening, Mr. El-Erian said in an email that the "political ground is being prepared for a short-term stop-gap compromise" that probably will push stocks and the dollar lower and leave the U.S. debt rating "extremely exposed to a damaging downgrade."
Wall Street Set to Act on Default, But How? Matt Phillips 2011
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"The most likely outcome is that we will go into the election under a continuing resolution," said Joe Minarik, a former White House chief economist under Clinton, referring to a stop-gap spending measure that keeps the U.S. government funded only temporarily.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Luke Johnson 2012
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"The most likely outcome is that we will go into the election under a continuing resolution," said Joe Minarik, a former White House chief economist under Clinton, referring to a stop-gap spending measure that keeps the U.S. government funded only temporarily.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Luke Johnson 2012
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. declined to say Thursday whether House Democrats might support a stop-gap government funding resolution that cuts spending below current levels.
Nancy Pelosi: 'I'd rather not speculate' on funding cuts Felicia Sonmez 2011
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House Speaker John A. Boehner R-Ohio had previously announced that he would not accept a stop-gap measure, meaning the move does little to decrease the possibility of a government shutdown.
After 90 hours of debate, House nears completion of government-funding measure 2011
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Last week, Congress averted a government shutdown by enacting a stop-gap spending measure that funds federal agencies for a two-week period.
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Meanwhile, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. announced late Friday night that she and other House Democratic leaders were introducing a stop-gap measure that would extend government spending at current levels through March 31, in case both chambers aren't able to hash out a resolution by March 4, the date government funding is set to expire.
After 90 hours of debate, House nears completion of government-funding measure 2011
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Last week, Congress averted a government shutdown by enacting a stop-gap spending measure that funds federal agencies for a two-week period.
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White House officials have repeatedly called for a long-term budget deal instead of stop-gap measures, such as the provision President Obama signed on Thursday that extended funding for two weeks, until March 18.
treeseed commented on the word stop-gap
n. That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a temporary expedient.
January 22, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word stop-gap
JM knows a dentist that uses braces as a stop-gap measure.
June 27, 2011