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- Dictionarywaste/weɪst/
verb
- 1. use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose: "we can't afford to waste electricity" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person or a part of the body) become progressively weaker and more emaciated: "she was visibly wasting away" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. (of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process: "ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of an area of land, typically an urban one) not used, cultivated, or built on: "a patch of waste ground" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose: "it's a waste of time trying to argue with him" Similar
- 2. unwanted or unusable material, substances, or by-products: "nuclear waste" Similar
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WASTE definition: 1. an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.: 2. to not be…. Learn more.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) plans, develops and administers Singapore’s solid (or general) and hazardous waste management systems. This includes licensing and regulatory functions to ensure that waste is properly collected, treated and disposed of.
Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value.
noun. 1. : destruction of or damage to property that is caused by the act or omission of one (as a lessee, mortgagor, or life tenant) having a lesser estate and is usually to the injury of another (as an heir, mortgagee, or remainderman) with an interest in the same property. an action for waste.
If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. You can say that doing this is a waste of time, money, or energy.
Waste definition: to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander. See examples of WASTE used in a sentence.
to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it: I don't want to waste any more time so let's start. Why waste your money on things you don't need? More examples. It's a real shame to waste all this food. It's a disgrace that money is being wasted like this. I've wasted too much time on this already.
WASTE meaning: 1 : loss of something valuable that occurs because too much of it is being used or because it is being used in a way that is not necessary or effective; 2 : an action or use that results in the unnecessary loss of something valuable
noun. /weɪst/ Idioms. not good use. [uncountable, singular] the act of using something in a careless or unnecessary way, causing it to be lost or destroyed. I hate unnecessary waste. It seems such a waste to throw good food away. I hate to see good food go to waste (= be thrown away).
a person who is useless or no good at anything. See waste in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: waste. Definition of waste noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
