Meanings
nounshiftage (uncountable)
- uncountableMovement by shifting.
[…] the need to perceive and to act, to see and know, to be sure and quick, to adjust instantly to all instant shiftage of the balance of forces that bear upon the living.
1915, Jack London, The Little Lady of the Big House
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shiftage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiftage
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“shiftage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiftage. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shiftage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiftage.
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