stop vs stoppage

stop and stoppage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stop	Yes	No	Yes	No
stoppage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stop and stoppage are synonyms defined as:

As nouns, stop and stoppage are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of stop include block, blockage, closure, occlusion.

As nouns, stop and stoppage are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of stop include arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay.

stop (noun)	stoppage (noun)
the act of stopping something	the act of stopping something
a brief stay in the course of a journey	an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a restraint that checks the motion of something	the state of inactivity following an interruption
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption

stop (verb)	stoppage (verb)
prevent completion
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
seize on its way
render unsuitable for passage
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical