wastage

wast·age  (wstj)

n.

1. Loss by deterioration, wear, or destruction: "Disease and desertion still caused much greater wastage than battle" (Theodore Ropp).

2. The gradual process of wasting.

3. An amount that is wasted or lost by wear.

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wastage [ˈweɪstɪdʒ]

n

1. anything lost by wear or waste

2. the process of wasting

3. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) reduction in size of a workforce by retirement, voluntary resignation, etc. (esp in the phrase natural wastage)

Usage: Waste and wastage are to some extent interchangeable, but many people think that wastage should not be used to refer to loss resulting from human carelessness, inefficiency, etc.: a waste (not a wastage) of time/money/effort etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wastage - the process of wasting decrease, decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorter
	2.	wastage - anything lost by wear or waste loss - something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"

Translations

wastage [ˈweɪstɪdʒ] N (= loss) → desperdicio m; (= amount wasted) → pérdidas fpl; (from container) → merma f; (= wear and tear) → desgaste m
the country cannot afford this wastage of human resources → el país no puede permitirse este desperdicio de los recursos humanos
there is a very high wastage rate among students → existe un porcentaje muy elevado de estudiantes que no terminan sus estudios
the wastage rate among entrants to the profession → el porcentaje de los que abandonan la profesión poco tiempo después de ingresar en ella
see also natural C

wastage [ˈweɪstɪdʒ] n → gaspillage m
natural wastage → départs mpl naturels

wastage

n → Schwund m; (= action) → Verschwendung f; (= amount also) → Materialverlust m; (from container also) → Verlust m; (unusable products etc also) → Abfall m; a wastage rate of 10% → eine Verlustquote von 10% ? natural wastage

wastage [ˈweɪstɪdʒ] n (gen) → spreco; (of time) (Comm) (through pilfering) → perdita; (in manufacturing) → scarti mpl; (amount wasted) → scarto
natural wastage → normale diminuzione f del personale