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- Dictionarywaste/wāst/
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 byproduct) 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 in a city or town) 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. material that is not wanted; the unusable remains or byproducts of something: "bodily waste" Similar
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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. A waste product may become a by-product, joint product or resource through an invention that raises a waste product's value above zero.
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.
Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, and economic mechanisms.
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
Jul 13, 2012 · 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: 1. an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.: 2. to not be…. Learn more.
noun. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted. “they collect the waste once a week” “much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers” synonyms: waste material, waste matter, waste product.
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. There could be many reasons and he was not going to waste time speculating on them.
a bad use of something useful, such as time or money, when there is a limited amount of it: Meetings are a waste of time. They throw away loads of food - it's such a waste. a waste of energy / resources. Fewer examples.
noun. /weɪst/ Idioms. not good use. [uncountable, singular] the act of using something in a careless or unnecessary way, causing it to be lost or destroyed. I hate unnecessary waste. It seems such a waste to throw good food away. I hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).
