wastage
wastage
Definition
wast·age (wās′tij)
noun
- loss by use, decay, deterioration, etc.
- anything wasted, or the amount of this; waste
- Geol.
- the processes by which snow and ice masses are reduced by melting, evaporation, etc.
- the amount of material lost through these processes
wastage
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- resource: His agenda to cut wastage of resources from the Council, started with the disposal of the Civic limousine.
Converse of object
- minimize: Benefits: Air curtains reduce heat loss & minimize energy wastage.
- eliminate: Virtually No Waste - The holder means you can slice the food right down to the very end, almost totally eliminating wastage.
- reduce: You could reduce the wastage in memory by making pages small, say 256 bytes.
- prevent: Perhaps someone could devise a better method of preventing such wastage.
- stop: Our taps are fitted with an automated shut off system to stop any unnecessary wastage of water.
- avoid: In both cases activity should be maintained to avoid muscle wastage.
Adjective modifier
- unnecessary: They were controlled by a photo cell which meant no unnecessary wastage of light.
- reduced: Benefit: Estimated savings of £ 17,000 per year through reduced marketing material wastage.
- natural: First, they planned to look at natural wastage - people who were already planning to leave.
- minimal: Aircrete is favored because it is easy to build with using widely available skills whilst yielding minimal wastage.
- less: Printers will also find operational benefits, with improved control ensuring less wastage of paper.
- minimum: They are also installing the latest software controls to ensure energy is used more efficiently with minimum wastage.
Modifies a noun
- rate: A question was raised regarding the wastage rate in Surrey Police.
Noun used with modifier
- muscle: The muscle wastage is due to the body not getting enough protein.
- ink: All ink tanks can be replaced separately, minimizing ink wastage.
- energy: Children take home the lessons learned about reducing energy wastage to their parents, through a special parent guide.
- pregnancy: Pregnancy wastage during phase 1 accounted for 31 % of the pregnancies detected.
- water: The new main will play a significant part in reducing water wastage across the area.
- food: Conclusion The estimated cost of food wastage to the NHS is £ 144 million each year in England alone.
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