stopgap

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Some lawmakers see the plan as a stopgap, a use of federal dollars to finance a two-year delay in a day of reckoning - when the Legislature will be called upon to pony up state tax dollars to plug the hole that will be left when the federal funds stop flowing.

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  1. noun An improvised substitute for something lacking; a temporary expedient. See Synonyms at makeshift.
  2. adjective Serving as a stopgap: a stopgap budget bill to keep the government running.

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  • What's happening in the U.S. demonstrates one possibility, at least as a stopgap: many labor niches are currently being filled (as has often been true in our relatively short history) by immigrants from other countries. —  AnalogSFF,May2008
  • Creative accounting is only a stopgap, a way to postpone costs to future budgets, not a permanent solution. —  Steve Munro's Web Site
  • Case humidifiers are another stopgap, and have the potential for causing a lot of damage. —  Mandolin Cafe News
  • But it was unclear whether it would solve the problem or just be a short-term stopgap. —  coshoctontribune.com - Local News
  • Whether it was used as a stopgap or relied upon as the primary drier, many growers wouldn't have been able to cope without it. —  FWi - All News
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