Wastage definition
Loss by deterioration, wear, or destruction.
noun
The gradual process of wasting.
noun
An amount that is wasted or lost by wear.
noun
Loss by use, decay, deterioration, etc.
noun
Anything wasted, or the amount of this; waste.
noun
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The processes by which snow and ice masses are reduced by melting, evaporation, etc.
noun
The amount of material lost through these processes.
noun
The average wastage is 1.5% in the grocery department.
noun
Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.
noun
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
wastage
Plural:
wastagesOrigin of wastage
- waste + -age
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