Word Finder - wastage

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The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.

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The average wastage is 1.5% in the grocery department.

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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.

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Anything lost by wear or waste.

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Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.

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The act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal.

The result is a uniform tile and the wastage is kept to a minimum.

But it is rather a draft to replace wastage than a means of bringing the army up to a war footing in the European way.

Our taps are fitted with an automated shut off system to stop any unnecessary wastage of water.

They were controlled by a photo cell which meant no unnecessary wastage of light.

Printers will also find operational benefits, with improved control ensuring less wastage of paper.

The muscle wastage is due to the body not getting enough protein.

Children take home the lessons learned about reducing energy wastage to their parents, through a special parent guide.

The new main will play a significant part in reducing water wastage across the area.

Conclusion The estimated cost of food wastage to the NHS is £ 144 million each year in England alone.

More efficient harvesting techniques affect those species that profit from seed wastage (e.g. linnet, corn bunting ).

Eliminates wastage, discourages vermin, fresh/dry food every peck.

Virtually No Waste - The holder means you can slice the food right down to the very end, almost totally eliminating wastage.

You could reduce the wastage in memory by making pages small, say 256 bytes.

Perhaps someone could devise a better method of preventing such wastage.

In both cases activity should be maintained to avoid muscle wastage.

First, they planned to look at natural wastage - people who were already planning to leave.

Aircrete is favored because it is easy to build with using widely available skills whilst yielding minimal wastage.

All ink tanks can be replaced separately, minimizing ink wastage.

The chief cause of the wastage of Napoleon's army was the rapidity of its movement, and a convincing proof of this is the corresponding decrease of the Russian army.

The self-closing taps provide hot running water, without excess wastage.

In addition, thermostable vaccines do not require reconstitution, which is a major cause of vaccine safety and wastage problems.

Essence is available in 4m and 5m widths to help reduce wastage and avoid unsightly seams.

Christian belief must pass over not into a complacent scientific utilitarianism, but into the ecstasies of uninhibited wastage.

His agenda to cut wastage of resources from the Council, started with the disposal of the Civic limousine.

A question was raised regarding the wastage rate in Surrey Police.

Pregnancy wastage during phase 1 accounted for 31% of the pregnancies detected.

As with all vehicles of this sort, reloading ammunition is a tedious process and the gunner is well-advised to avoid wastage.

The unique applicator allows it to be applied straight from the bottle without wastage or mess.

But as their numbers grew in the autumn, and as their headquarters staff noted how the invaders were dwindling away owing to transfers to Salonika and to no drafts arriving to replenish wastage, it became possible to keep a number of the Ottoman divisions in reserve, well in rear of the fighting fronts or else on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles.