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wastage definition

wast·age (wās′tij)

noun

  1. loss by use, decay, deterioration, etc.
  2. anything wasted, or the amount of this; waste
  3. Geol.
    1. the processes by which snow and ice masses are reduced by melting, evaporation, etc.
    2. the amount of material lost through these processes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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