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.

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wast•age (ˈweɪ stɪdʒ)

n.

1. loss by use, wear, decay, etc.

2. loss or losses as the result of wastefulness.

3. the action or process of wasting.

4. something that is wasted; waste or waste materials.

[1750–60]

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