stopgap

(stŏp'găp')
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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noun

Something used temporarily or reluctantly when other means are not available: expediency, expedient, makeshift, shift. See help/harm/harmless, substitute.

adj

Definition: temporarily helping
Antonyms: completed, finished, permanent, solved

n

Definition: temporary help
Antonyms: permanency, permanent, solution

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - surrogat, stedfortræder, nødhjælp

Nederlands (Dutch)
stoplap, noodoplossing

Français (French)
n. - bouche-trou

Deutsch (German)
n. - Notlösung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσωρινός αναπληρωτής, (μτφ.) πρόχειρη λύση, ψευτομπάλωμα

Italiano (Italian)
ripiego, tappabuchi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - substituto (m), medida paliativa

Русский (Russian)
временный, служащий заменой

Español (Spanish)
n. - recurso o medida provisional, sustituto, bordón, muletilla, estribillo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillfällig ersättning, surrogat, spaltfyllnad, mellanspel, vikarie

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
权宜之计, 临时替代人, 补缺者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 權宜之計, 臨時替代人, 補缺者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구멍 메우개, 임시변통, 미봉책

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 穴ふさぎ, 埋め草
adj. - 間に合わせの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بديل مؤقت لسد الفراغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תחליף ארעי, ממלא מקום‬

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