: loss, decrease, or destruction of something (as by use, decay, erosion, or leakage)
especially
: wasteful or avoidable loss of something valuable
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the slash-and-burn wastage of the surrounding countryside as the army made its way to the sea
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Harshit Jain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Minimize Energy Waste Energy is a precious resource; hotels and resorts must take a minute look at their energy consumption to eliminate wastage.
—Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This staggering wastage of people and equipment is weighing on the Russian offensive in the east, which is mainly focused on capturing the Ukrainian stronghold of Pokrovsk, 20 miles northwest of Kurakhove.
—David Axe, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
And the wastage of experienced operators such as Lysakovsky might help to explain that skill erosion.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Wastage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wastage. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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wastage
noun
wast·age
ˈwā-stij 
: loss, decrease, or destruction of something (as by use, decay, erosion, or leakage)
especially
: wasteful or avoidable loss of something valuable
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