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wast·age W0041500 (wā′stĭj)n.1. Loss by deterioration, wear, or destruction: "Disease and desertion still caused much greater wastage than battle" (Theodore Ropp).2. The gradual process of wasting.3. An amount that is wasted or lost by wear.wastage (ˈweɪstɪdʒ) n1. anything lost by wear or waste2. the process of wasting3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) reduction in size of a workforce by retirement, voluntary resignation, etc (esp in the phrase natural wastage)Usage: 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 etcwast•age (ˈweɪ stɪdʒ)
n. 1. loss by use, wear, decay, etc. 2. loss or losses as the result of wastefulness. 3. the action or process of wasting. 4. something that is wasted; waste or waste materials. [1750–60] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | wastage - the process of wastingdecrease, decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorter | | 2. | wastage - anything lost by wear or wasteloss - something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" |
Translationswaste (weist) verb to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way. You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions. 浪費 浪费 noun1. material which is or has been made useless. industrial waste from the factories; (also adjective) waste material. 廢料，廢棄物 废料2. (the) act of wasting. That was a waste of an opportunity. 浪費 浪费3. a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc. the Arctic wastes. 荒地，荒涼水域，荒漠 荒地ˈwastage (-tidʒ) noun loss by wasting; the amount wasted. Of the total amount, roughly 20% was wastage. 浪費(的數量) 浪费，损耗量 ˈwasteful adjective involving or causing waste. Throwing away that bread is wasteful. (造成)浪費的 浪费的ˈwastefully adverb 浪費地 浪费地ˈwastefulness noun 浪費 浪费waste paper paper which is thrown away as not being useful. Offices usually have a great deal of waste paper. 廢紙 废纸wastepaper basket (ˈweispeipə) a basket or other (small) container for waste paper. Put those old letters in the wastepaper basket. 廢紙簍 废纸篓waste pipe (ˈweispaip) a pipe to carry off waste material, or water from a sink etc. The kitchen waste pipe is blocked. (洗碗(臉)槽的)污水管 下水管道，排污水管 waste away to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc. He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease. 日漸衰弱(消瘦) 变得衰弱（消瘦） EncyclopediaSeewastewastageenUK
wastage Fetal wastage, see there. was·tage (wās'tăj) Decay, loss, or diminution of something. LegalSeeWastewastageenUK
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