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(uncountable) Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.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
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
