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Definition waste in British English

waste adjective

adjective
/weɪst/
1

waste substances are what is left of something after the valuable parts of it have been used

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1.1

used for storing or moving waste substances

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2

waste land or waste ground is land that is not being used or has not been built on, usually in a city

Example

The kids were skateboarding on a piece of waste ground.

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Definition waste in British English