the act of stopping

ending

(an instance of) the avoidance of waste of money, supplies, strength or anything else of value

saving, frugality

to order (something unpleasant) to stop; to stop marching

end, stoppage

a period of rest from work

celebratory day; time off

a period of time between acts of a play, parts of a concert etc

break, pause

to stop (making an effort); relax

break, recess

a short period of quiet or calm

pause, calm

a short interval or stop (while doing or saying something)

wait, delay

a period of relief or rest (from work, suffering, anything unpleasant)

pause, suspension in activity

(to cause a person, machine etc) to put an end to action, movement, progress etc; to prevent a person, thing

end, halt; impediment

a block (in a pipe etc); an act of stopping work, payment etc

halt, curtailment

the act of suspending or being suspended; the set of bars, shock absorbers, springs and swivels on which the chassis of a car rests in order to make movement softer

delay

the period during which universities and law courts stop work; (especially US) = holiday

planned time spent not working