Stopgap

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An improvised substitute for something lacking; a temporary expedient. See Synonyms at makeshift.
  • adj. Serving as a stopgap: a stopgap budget bill to keep the government running.
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  • adj. Temporary; short-term.
  • n. A temporary measure or short-term fix used until something better can be obtained.
    • Word Usage
    "In the meantime, it was asking publishers to cover more of the costs through a 7-cent surcharge in what it characterized as a stopgap measure."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    expedient   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    expedient   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    house-passed    2-based    confidence-building    account.other    cost-savings   
     
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