slippage
noun
slip·page ˈsli-pij 
1
: an act, instance, or process of slipping
2
: a loss in transmission of power
also : the difference between theoretical and actual output (as of power)
Example Sentences
The boot's sole prevents slippage.
Recent Examples on the Web There was some slippage of Black support in 2020 and, more alarmingly, a bigger drop-off in the party’s winning margins with Hispanics. 
Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 Your site’s meta tags should be meticulously migrated along with your content to prevent slippage in the search engine results pages. Rashad Nasir, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Throughout the defensive slippage the past two months, the Bulls’ high rate of fouling has flown under the radar as a small but essential advantage for opposing teams. Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2022 More seriously, however, there’s an unhelpful slippage at the heart of Mounk’s depiction of the woke left. Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 13 July 2022 Diabate's selection is a surprise given his near-universal slippage on mock drafts in recent weeks, most of which removed him from their boards. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2022 The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate. New York Times, 3 May 2022 Yamauchi said players will be able to feel the different racing surfaces, curbing, tire slippage, and effects of tire wear and weather. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2022 Inevitably, the ghost of Borges hovers over the enterprise, encouraging the slippage of realities—What is fiction? Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 See More
Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 Your site’s meta tags should be meticulously migrated along with your content to prevent slippage in the search engine results pages. Rashad Nasir, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Throughout the defensive slippage the past two months, the Bulls’ high rate of fouling has flown under the radar as a small but essential advantage for opposing teams. Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2022 More seriously, however, there’s an unhelpful slippage at the heart of Mounk’s depiction of the woke left. Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 13 July 2022 Diabate's selection is a surprise given his near-universal slippage on mock drafts in recent weeks, most of which removed him from their boards. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2022 The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate. New York Times, 3 May 2022 Yamauchi said players will be able to feel the different racing surfaces, curbing, tire slippage, and effects of tire wear and weather. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2022 Inevitably, the ghost of Borges hovers over the enterprise, encouraging the slippage of realities—What is fiction? Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
slip entry 1 + -age
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1