wastage
[ wey-stij ]
/ ˈweɪ stɪdʒ /
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noun
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British Dictionary definitions for wastage
wastage
/ (ˈweɪstɪdʒ) /
noun
anything lost by wear or waste
the process of wasting
reduction in size of a workforce by retirement, voluntary resignation, etc (esp in the phrase natural wastage)
usage for wastage
Waste and wastage are to some extent interchangeable, but many people think that wastage should not be used to refer to loss resulting from human carelessness, inefficiency, etc: a waste (not a wastage) of time/money/effort etc
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