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  1. wastage

    • IPA[ˈweɪstɪdʒ]

    英式

    • n.
      the action or process of losing or destroying something by using it carelessly or extravagantly;the amount of something that is wasted
    • noun: wastage, plural noun: natural wastages

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    名詞

    • 1. the action or process of losing or destroying something by using it carelessly or extravagantly the wastage of natural resources
    • the amount of something that is wasted wastage was cut by 50 per cent
    • 2. British the reduction in the size of a workforce as a result of voluntary resignation or retirement rather than enforced redundancy 120 staff were lost through natural wastage
    • the number of people leaving a job or further educational establishment before they have completed their training or education the influence of academic ability on student wastage
    • 3. the weakening or deterioration of a part of the body, typically as a result of illness or lack of use the wastage of muscle tissue
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    • IPA[ˈwāstij]

    美式

    • n.
      the action or process of losing or destroying something by using it carelessly or extravagantly: the wastage of natural resources

    Oxford American Dictionary