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wastage

wastage

2 5.2
Loss of materials or food that could have been used
  • noun
  • /ˈweɪsteɪdʒ/
  • UK
translation icon : desperdicio
  • Osagie (1994) and Walton (1998) reported significant wastage rates across the faculties in universities.
  • wastage rate
  • vaccine wastage
  • reduce wastage

So this wastage wasn't useful for military command.

Examples

  • A problem-solving framework may prevent unnecessary wastage of time in the search for solutions.

    Academic text (2000)

  • What was the rate of matriculation-related wastage among Nigerian universities?

    Academic text (2006)

  • Company he works for... allows for a certain amount of wastage

    The Holding (2011)

  • On average, no faculty recorded a wastage rate of less than 50%.

    Academic text (2006)

  • A considerable number of studies have been conducted generally on wastage in education.

    Academic text (2006)

  • No university recorded a wastage rate below 50% in the cohort years.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The matriculation-related wastage rate in Nigerian universities will not be significant.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Recommendations are made for administrative and management options to reduce the rate of wastage of potential undergraduates.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The expenditure should be properly monitored to avoid wastage of scarce resources and embezzlement.

    Academic text (2007)

  • To maximize profits, the company implemented new strategies to reduce wastage of materials.

Synonyms

waste
vswastage
469 1.2

Careless use of money, time, or other resources

focuses on the amount of loss rather than the behaviour causing it
throwing away
vswastage
26 2.6

Getting rid of things you do not want

is about preventable loss of resources rather than simple disposal
wastefulness
vswastage
1 4.6

Using money or things carelessly in a way that causes extra loss

describes the actual loss of resources or items rather than the habit
waste of material
vswastage
1 3.2

Using or throwing away materials so usable parts are lost

is broader covering loss of various resources and items beyond materials
dissipation
vswastage
1 7.7

Careless use of resources like time or money

applies more to physical materials and avoidable loss than to time or energy

Antonyms

efficiency
342 3.4

Getting good results while using little time, effort, or money

conservation
117 3.5

Protecting and carefully managing nature and natural resources

How Much

excess
77 4.1
wastage
  • UK
2 5.2
loss
695 2.1

Surface Forms

wastage singular
wastages plural

Morphology

wastage = waste (transparent) = waste + age

The word is a straightforward noun formation from 'waste' with the result/instance suffix '-age', yielding the meaning of waste or loss in a recognizable way.

Etymology

Wastage comes from the common word waste (meaning 'loss' or 'using badly') plus the ending -age, which shows an 'action' or 'result' as in storage. So, wastage means the amount or result of things being lost or wasted.