waste
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- noun
- /weɪst/
- Hawkins also said the purported DOJ effort represents a "massive waste of energy and resources."
- a waste of time
- a waste of money
- a waste of resources
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Watch on YouTubeIt was the most incomprehensibly, you know, stupid waste of trees ever.
- It was the most incomprehensibly, you know, stupid waste of trees ever.
- It did not feel like a waste of four minutes at all.
- He said, quote, what a waste, it's already over.
- But if we can, it's almost like a waste not to use it, right?
- that is a dumb waste of your talent and your time. Yeah,
- What I do not like this waste of a time foundation.
- On average, putting things on your face is a uniform waste O money.
Examples
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When your raw material cost this much, this kind of waste really hurts.
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It's such a waste of money to buy things you don't need.
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The next strategy to limit fashion waste is to shop and sell second hand.
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- It's such a waste of money.
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What activities do you feel were a waste of your high school physical education class time?
Academic text (2015) -
Many companies were reducing waste because they believed it was the moral thing to do.
Academic text (1999) -
Natural capitalism seeks not merely to reduce waste but to eliminate the very concept of waste.
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It would be a tragedy to see his talent go to waste.
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Throwing away perfectly good food is a real waste of resources.
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He considered it a waste of time to argue about trivial matters.
Synonyms
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Doing something wrong with money, objects, or power
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9.8
A very wasteful use of money or things that shows little care about cost
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5.2
Loss of materials or food that could have been used
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4.6
Using money or things carelessly in a way that causes extra loss
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Using valuable things like time or money in a wasteful way
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Careless use of resources like time or money
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3.2
Using or throwing away materials so usable parts are lost
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A habit of spending money and not saving for the future
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9.2
A habit of wasting money by buying things you do not need
An empty, unused area often left after damage or neglect
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
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7.8
Highly radioactive material left after nuclear fuel is used that needs safe storage for a long time
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4.3
A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit
- Specialized
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4.7
Poisonous waste from factories that can harm people and nature
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4.6
A place where people dump poisonous materials that must be cleaned because they can harm people or nature
- Offensive
A rude phrase for something completely pointless and not worth your time
- Specialized
A machine that presses waste like cardboard or plastic into tight bundles for easier handling
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A large shallow pond that treats sewage using sunlight and bacteria and algae
How Wasteful
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Etymology
Waste comes from an old English word wāst meaning 'loss' or 'destruction', and that sense of losing or ruining things explains why waste can mean the careless use or loss of time, money, or resources, as in being 'wasteful'.