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

Noun

1. the act of wasting something or the state of being wasted: wastage of raw materials

2. reduction in the size of a workforce by retirement, redundancy, etc.

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 → desgaste m (= loss); pérdida;

natural wastage → desgaste natural

wastage [ˈweɪstɪdʒ] n → gaspillage m;

(in manufacturing, transport etc) → déchet m

wastage [ˈweɪstɪdʒ] n → Verlust m;

natural wastage → natürliche Personalreduzierung

wastage [ˈweɪstɪdʒ] n → spreco;

(in manufacturing) → scarti mpl