stopgap
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of stopgap
First recorded in 1525–35; noun, adj. use of verb phrase stop a gap
Example Sentences
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He typically only charges his high hourly fee as a stopgap measure until he strikes a fee agreement.
Should your children’s inheritance come with stopgaps and caveats, or is it better to simply leave them a sum for education and housing and give the rest to your favorite causes?
From MarketWatch
More companies chose a board member to run things day-to-day last year, usually a stopgap move that suggests succession hadn’t gone as planned, Spencer Stuart said.
What was once a Depression-era stopgap, then a wartime necessity, has become a pillar of the moviegoing experience and the film business itself.
Even if both sides reach a stopgap agreement, experts said the prospects of a long-term arms control treaty remained murky.
From BBC
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