wastage

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
2. (uncountable) The periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation, as perceived by those aspiring to promotion or appointment in the organisation.
3. (countable) Anything lost by wear or waste.
4. (uncountable) Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.
5. (countable) The act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal.

Synonyms

waste

loss

consumption

wastefulness

spoilage

damage

harm

wear and tear

perdition

injury

exhaustion

disrepair

doom

downfall

draining

erosion

extravagance

failure

fall

fretting

leakage

misuse

outage

outworn

rejects

ruin

set back

spending

spoiling

squandering

tear

toll

torn

using up

waster

wasting

wear

worn

wreck

write-off

breaking-off

tret

bereavement

defective goods

out-of-repair

faulty production

abrasion

rejected material

attrition

breakage

Translations

gaspillage

verspilling

desperdício

Verschwendung

sperpero

spreco

derroche

Verlust

desperdicio

Verbrauch

هدر

perte

spreco di risorse

απώλεια

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈweɪstɪdʒ/

Etymology

From waste + -age.