wastage
🇺🇸
/ˈweɪstɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈweɪstɪdʒ/
noun
R
The unnecessary loss of something, often due to carelessness.
We need to find ways to reduce wastage in our production process.
R
The amount of something that is used up or lost without being needed.
We need to account for wastage when we order supplies.
R
The reduction in numbers of employees or students due to natural causes, like leaving or changing jobs.
The company expects some wastage in staff as people move on to other opportunities.
translation
The unnecessary loss of something, often due to carelessness.; The amount of something that is used up or lost without being needed.; The reduction in numbers of employees or students due to natural causes, like leaving or changing jobs.
Word Forms
Plural
wastages