droppage

[ drop-ij ]

noun

1. an amount dropped or wasted during application, installation, etc.:

   Mix some extra plaster to allow for droppage.

2. the amount of fruit that falls from a tree before ripening:

   Storms greatly increased the droppage of oranges this year.

3. the act or an instance of dropping: drop:

   glassware that is not insured against droppage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of droppage¹

drop + -age

Example Sentences

"He seemed to have no droppage in his play. He looks healthy, he looks strong and he's moving very well."

From Los Angeles Times

Steadily moving conveyor-belts along each outer wall of the building receive the constant droppage of the packages from the six spirals of the utility units.

From Project Gutenberg