outage

[ou-tij] / ˈaʊ tɪdʒ /

NOUN

interruption of service

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blackout brownout disruption interruption

STRONG

dimout disconnection

WEAK

electrical failure

NOUN

suspension of operation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blackout brownout interruption

STRONG

failure

Example Sentences

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Coinbase’s results also came on a day when there was an outage on its site, with some customers briefly unable to buy, sell or transfer on the exchange.

From MarketWatch

The results also come on a day when there was an outage on Coinbase’s site, with some customers “unable to buy, sell, transfer” on the exchange.

From MarketWatch

Prolonged disruptions at Kazakhstan’s main export terminal and a power outage at its largest oil field further tightened light crude markets early in the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Basically, there was a big drop in power outages during the latest quarter compared with the previous year, which has reduced demand among homeowners for generators.

From MarketWatch

The outage has disrupted production of Ford’s F-150 pickup truck, the top-selling vehicle in the U.S. and the automaker’s biggest source of profit.

From The Wall Street Journal