wastage

wast·age

noun \ˈwā-stij\

Definition of WASTAGE

: loss, decrease, or destruction of something (as by use, decay, erosion, or leakage); especially : wasteful or avoidable loss of something valuable

Examples of WASTAGE

1. <the slash-and-burn wastage of the surrounding countryside as the army made its way to the sea>

First Known Use of WASTAGE

1735

Related to WASTAGE

Synonyms: annihilation, decimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, devastation, extermination, extinction, havoc, loss, mincemeat, obliteration, ruin, ruination, destruction, wreckage

Antonyms: building, construction, erection, raising

Related Words: depredation, despoilment, despoliation; breakup, collapse, disintegration, dissolution; assassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughter; dismantlement, effacement, eradication

Near Antonyms: rescue, salvage, salvation, saving; conservation, preservation, protection; reclamation, reconstruction, re-creation, refurbishment, regeneracy, remodeling, renovation, restoration

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