"wastage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈweɪstɪdʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wastage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: wastages [plural]
Etymology: waste + -age Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waste|age}} waste + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wastage (countable and uncountable, plural wastages)
  1. (uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wastage-en-noun--NPh6Vl-
  2. (uncountable) The periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation, as perceived by those aspiring to promotion or appointment in the organisation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wastage-en-noun-u53i36zb
  3. (countable) Anything lost by wear or waste. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-wastage-en-noun-HBjG990T
  4. (uncountable) Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-wastage-en-noun-LzngRJnk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 19 4 40 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 15 15 11 40 19
  5. (hunting, countable) The act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Hunting
    Sense id: en-wastage-en-noun-EXgnkZ5V Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: natural wastage

Inflected forms

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