waste

waste: ▪ I. waste waste ¹ [weɪst] noun

1. [uncountable] unwanted materials or substances that are left after a particular process:

• The factory's byproduct waste is used to feed pigs.

• illegal disposal of hazardous waste

• Our primary business is industrial waste collection, treatment and disposal services.

• government guidelines for toxic waste disposal

2. [singular, uncountable] things such as money or skills that should be used effectively, but are not:

• Try as he might, the new manager couldn't overcome the waste and inefficiency that had plagued the plant for years.

• Sales of natural gas at present prices would be a waste of company assets.

— waste adjective [only before a noun] :

• the recycling of waste materials

[m0] ▪ II. waste waste ² verb [transitive]

to use more of something, especially time or money, than you need to, or use it in a way that is not sensible:

• A prominent economist has suggested that the government wasted $200 billion during the oil-price boom.

• We waste a lot of time and legal fees on defending our trademarks rather than tending to business.

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Ⅰ.

waste UK US /weɪst/ noun

► [S or U] an unnecessary or careless use of resources or skills: a waste of money/resources/time »The meeting was a complete waste of time.
»All departments have been instructed to avoid waste.

► [U] materials or substances with no use or value, for example, ones that are produced when other products are being made: »the disposal of waste
hazardous/radioactive/toxic waste »The company was charged with illegally disposing of toxic waste.
»household/industrial waste

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waste UK US /weɪst/ adjective [before noun]

► left after what is valuable has been used, and no longer needed: »the collection and recycling of waste materials

Ⅲ.

waste UK US /weɪst/ verb [T]

► to use more money, time, resources, etc. than is needed: »The board decided it could not waste any more time and money developing the product.

► to not use something in an effective way: waste a chance/effort/opportunity »Oftel had the chance to create real competition to BT but it has wasted the opportunity.
»wasted skills/talent

● waste no time in doing sth — Cf. waste no time in doing sth

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Synonyms:

Decrease, diminish, wear, corrode, use up, prey upon, wear away, consume, wear out, impair gradually, diminish by constant loss, Dwindle, wither, pine, perish, decay, be diminished, waste away, Destroyed, ruined, ravaged, spoiled, devastated, desolated, stripped, bare, Consumption, loss, diminution, decrement, expenditure, wasting, dissipation, wear and tear / Consume (foolishly), spend, expend, squander, dissipate, lose, misspend, misuse, fool away, fritter away, muddle away, use prodigally, Swale, melt (as a candle), sweal, consume, Dreary, dismal, forlorn, Squandering, prodigality, wanton destruction, loss / Spend in vain, expend uselessly, lavish, squander, dissipate, Wild, uncultivated, bare, untilled, unoccupied, unimproved, Devastation, ravage, ruin, rapine, destruction, desolation, pillage, havoc / Destroy, desolate, ravage, pillage, plunder, strip, ruin, spoil, devastate, sack, devour, Worthless, refuse, valueless, useless, Refuse, worthless matter, rubbish / Damage, impair, injure, Superfluous, exuberant, Wild, wilderness, desert, solitude, lonely place, deserted region / Dreary void, expanse

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Waste — Waste, is an unwanted or undesired material or substance. It is also referred to as rubbish, trash, garbage, or junk depending upon the type of material and the regional terminology. In living organisms, waste relates to unwanted substances or… … Wikipedia
waste — n 1: destruction of or damage to property that is caused by the act or omission of one (as a lessee, mortgagor, or life tenant) having a lesser estate and is usu. to the injury of another (as an heir, mortgagee, or remainderman) with an interest… … Law dictionary
WASTE — WASTE … Википедия
Waste — Waste, a. [OE. wast, OF. wast, from L. vastus, influenced by the kindred German word; cf. OHG. wuosti, G. w[ u]st, OS. w?sti, D. woest, AS. w[=e]ste. Cf. {Vast}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waste — [wāst] vt. wasted, wasting [ME wasten < NormFr waster < L vastare, to lay waste, devastate (< vastus: see VAST): infl. by Gmc * wostjan > OHG wuosten] 1. to destroy; devastate; ruin 2. to wear away; consume gradually; use up 3. to… … English World dictionary
Waste — Waste, n. [OE. waste; cf. the kindred AS. w[=e]sten, OHG. w[=o]st[=i], wuost[=i], G. w[ u]ste. See {Waste}, a. & v.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waste — n 1 Waste, desert, badlands, wilderness can mean a tract or region of land not usable for cultivation or general habitation. Waste is the general term applicable to a tract or region which because of natural features (as poor stony soil,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
waste — ► VERB 1) use carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose. 2) fail to make full or good use of. 3) (be wasted on) be unappreciated by. 4) (often waste away) become progressively weaker and more emaciated. 5) literary lay waste to. 6) … English terms dictionary
Waste — Waste, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wasting}.] [OE. wasten, OF. waster, guaster, gaster, F. g[^a]ter to spoil, L. vastare to devastate, to lay waste, fr. vastus waste, desert, uncultivated, ravaged, vast, but influenced by a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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waste — waste; waste·ful; waste·less; waste·man; waste·ness; un·waste·fully; waste·ful·ly; waste·ful·ness; … English syllables

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