1
: a quantity or bulk of something lost in transportation or storage
2
a
: a failure or interruption in use or functioning
b
: a period of interruption especially of electric current
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Walmart experienced an outage that left thousands of its online customers unable to check out and view items on Thursday afternoon.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The outage began past noon Wednesday and left 1.4 million customers without electricity and 328,000 without water.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of users complained about the outage on social media.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 16 Apr. 2025
Stay up-to-date with local forecasts, secure any outdoor belongings and keep informed about outages that may impact your account.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
The outage began past noon Wednesday and left 1.4 million customers without electricity and 328,000 without water.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of users complained about the outage on social media.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 16 Apr. 2025
Stay up-to-date with local forecasts, secure any outdoor belongings and keep informed about outages that may impact your account.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outage
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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