What does wastage mean?
Definitions for wastage
ˈweɪ stɪdʒwastage
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Princeton's WordNet
wastagenoun
the process of wasting
wastagenoun
anything lost by wear or waste
Wiktionary
wastagenoun
The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration
The average wastage is 1.5% in the grocery department.
wastagenoun
Anything lost by wear or waste
wastagenoun
Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss
wastagenoun
In hunting, the act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts; usually illegal
Etymology: waste + -age
Webster Dictionary
Wastagenoun
loss by use, decay, evaporation, leakage, or the like; waste
Freebase
Wastage
Wastage was a British term used during World War I. It was used to describe the severity of losses experienced during the war. On the quietest day of the war the British were losing 7,000 men killed and wounded.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wastage in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wastage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of wastage in a Sentence
It's a big deal. I think it is definitely an improvement over what the policy is today, no policy is ever going to be completely fair for everyone because there aren't enough kidneys for everyone who needs one, but this is a step in the right direction to make sure we are reducing organ wastage and trying to increase the number of people getting kidneys.
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