Useless expenditure or consumption, squandering (of money, goods, time, effort, etc.).
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > waste (19) waste1297 Useless expenditure or consumption, squandering (of money, goods, time, effort, etc.). spillingc1380 Wasting; wasteful employment. Obsolete. consuminga1538 The action of consume, v.1 (in various senses); an instance of this. profusion1545 The action or an act of lavish expenditure or bestowal of money, goods, etc.; extravagance, squandering. Also figurative. Now rare. lavishing1574 The action of lavish, v. consumption1613 Wasteful expenditure (of time, money, etc.). lavishment1630 The action of lavishing. frittering1795 uneconomicalness1817 wastry1830 Waste of (what is specified). wastage1885 The action of spending uselessly or using wastefully; loss incurred by wastefulness. ineconomy1897 Want of economy; waste of power, resources, etc. haemorrhaging1967 Subcategories:— instance or example of (1) — action that causes (1) — that which is wasted (2) — one who wastes (2) |
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