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Definition waste in British English
waste
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ domestic, hazardous, industrial, nuclear, radioactive, toxic
the failure to use something valuable in an effective way, so that it does not produce the benefits that it could
a campaign to increase efficiency and reduce waste in government departments
There was growing opposition to the war and its senseless waste of life.
the useless materials, substances, or parts that are left after you use something
a controversy over the storage of nuclear waste
human waste (=substances that your body gets rid of when you go to the toilet)
The process recycles domestic waste to produce fertilizer.
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