wastage
pronunciation
How to pronounce wastage in British English:
UK [ˈweɪstɪdʒ]
How to pronounce wastage in American English:
US [ˈwestɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the process of wasting
- anything lost by wear or waste
Word Origin
- wastage (n.)
- 1673, a hybrid from waste (v.) + -age.
Example
- 1. Reduce paper wastage by sending party invitations by email .
- 2. R holt & co has recently bought a machine to make casts for its pieces of jewellery in order to minimise gold wastage .
- 3. It reassures consumers and helps them reduce wastage .
- 4. Many chinese cities are short of water , yet encourage wastage by selling it at heavily subsidised prices .
- 5. Less wastage , as chefs won 't be left holding stock because nobody orders a particular dish night after night .