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- Dictionarywaste/weɪst/
verb
- 1. use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose: "we can't afford to waste electricity" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person or a part of the body) become progressively weaker and more emaciated: "she was visibly wasting away" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. (of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process: "ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of an area of land, typically an urban one) not used, cultivated, or built on: "a patch of waste ground" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose: "it's a waste of time trying to argue with him" Similar
- 2. unwanted or unusable material, substances, or by-products: "nuclear waste" Similar
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WASTE definition: 1. an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.: 2. to not be…. Learn more.
Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value.
1. a. : a sparsely settled or barren region : desert. b. : uncultivated land. c. : a broad and empty expanse (as of water) 2. : the act or an instance of wasting: the state of being wasted. 3. a. : loss through breaking down of bodily tissue. b. : gradual loss or decrease by use, wear, or decay. 4. a.
Waste definition: to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander. See examples of WASTE used in a sentence.
If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. You can say that doing this is a waste of time, money, or energy.
WASTE meaning: 1 : loss of something valuable that occurs because too much of it is being used or because it is being used in a way that is not necessary or effective; 2 : an action or use that results in the unnecessary loss of something valuable
a. An unusable or unwanted substance or material, such as a waste product: industrial wastes. b. Something, such as steam, that escapes without being used.