wastage
(noun) anything lost by wear or waste
wastage
(noun) the process of wasting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wastage (countable and uncountable, plural wastages)
(uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
(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.
(countable) Anything lost by wear or waste.
(uncountable) Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.
(hunting, countable) The act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal.
Source: Wiktionary
Wast"age, n.
Definition: Loss by use, decay, evaporation, leakage, or the like; waste.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
