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waste

waste

8.5
Damage to a property by a person living there that reduces its value
  • noun
  • /weɪst/
  • Specialized
: deterioro
  • The tenant was held responsible for the waste of the property's value due to neglect and poor maintenance.

Examples

  • It was just so much waste committed on the property, unbelievable amount of damage.

  • Proposed Directive on Civil Liability for Damage Caused by Waste

    Academic text (1992)
  • In such situations, courts must determine whether to infer from the indirect evidence presented that the defendant's waste actually reached the facility.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Soon after the project became public, Father Ed Hislop criticized OLR as a waste of money given other, more pressing economic needs in the Butte community.

    Academic text (2016)
  • MacNamara and Kissinger (sic) should be held accountable for this waste of men and treasure.

    Blog text (27)
  • The same conservative principle, which induces the Court to interpose its authority for the protection of exclusive privileges, to prevent the commission of waste, even in some cases of trespass, and in many cases of destruction, will, we think, apply to this.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In cases of waste, landlords can take legal action against tenants for damaging the estate.

  • The court ruled that the tenant's actions resulted in significant waste, diminishing the property's worth.

Antonyms

125 3.8

Keeping things safe and in good condition, for example food or buildings

76 4.2

A change that makes something better, more useful, or more attractive

Idioms

A situation that needs action right away

10 8.8

An action that causes great damage to places and people

Use things carefully so you do not run out later

So good that it should not be thrown away

Compounds

229 2.7

An activity that takes time but does not help you

An amount of money spent without getting a useful result

38 3.5

Poisonous materials people throw away that can harm health or nature

15 2.7

Uneaten or leftover food that people throw away from homes and shops

radioactive waste
  • Specialized
14 5.0

Unwanted material from nuclear power that gives off radiation

An action that uses effort but achieves nothing useful

A thing made and thrown away by a factory, machine, or body

An activity that uses your time but does not help you

7 3.5

Dirty substances that people get rid of from their bodies, like urine and feces

A place where people leave dangerous chemicals, often illegally

Things like old or broken items that are thrown away

5 1.3

A container with an open top for small trash like paper

An action that uses time and energy but gives no useful result

2 1.1

Paper that people throw away after use

waste of skin
  • Offensive
2 9.9

A person seen as having no value or use

2 4.2

A way to stop making trash by reusing, recycling and using fewer things

toxic waste site
  • Specialized
2 4.4

A place where dangerous chemical waste is stored or dumped

body waste
  • NSFW
1 2.7

Things the body gets rid of, like urine, sweat, and feces

1 6.5

Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling

1 7.8

Highly radioactive material left after nuclear fuel is used that needs safe storage for a long time

A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit

Using or throwing away materials so usable parts are lost

1 1.9

Things people throw away because they are not useful

A small open container for throwing away paper and other small rubbish

1 4.7

Poisonous waste from factories that can harm people and nature

1 3.0

A pipe that carries away dirty water from a sink or bath

1 4.8

An area of land where people put rubbish

toxic waste area
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A place where people dump poisonous materials that must be cleaned because they can harm people or nature

9.9

A property loses value when a tenant fails to take care of it

9.9

A rude phrase for something completely pointless and not worth your time

waste baler
  • Specialized
5.6

A machine that presses waste like cardboard or plastic into tight bundles for easier handling

7.2

A large shallow pond that treats sewage using sunlight and bacteria and algae

How Damaging

destruction
764 3.0
to ruin
∞ 2.0
to damage
323 1.4
waste
  • Specialized
8.5
harm
706 1.0
deterioration
42 5.9
impairment
31 6.1

Surface Forms

waste singular
wastes plural

Etymology

Waste in law, meaning harm that lowers the value of property, comes from the old word wāst for 'loss' or 'destruction', and this legal sense keeps the idea of making something less valuable.