0 an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.:
That meeting achieved absolutely nothing - it was a complete waste of time.
She's been unemployed for two years and it's such a waste of her talents.
My mother couldn't stand waste - she always made us eat everything on our plates.
You can even make stock from the bones, so that nothing goes to waste.
1 unwanted matter or material of any type, especially what is left after useful substances or parts have been removed:
2 an area of ground in or near a city that is not built on or used in any way:
3 to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it:
4 to kill someone
5 a bad use of something valuable that you have only a limited amount of:
6 unwanted matter or material of any type, esp. what is left after use:
8 an unnecessary or careless use of resources or skills:
a waste of money/resources/time The meeting was a complete waste of time.
All departments have been instructed to avoid waste.
9 materials or substances with no use or value, for example, ones that are produced when other products are being made:
10 left after what is valuable has been used, and no longer needed:
the collection and recycling of waste materials
12 to not use something in an effective way:
waste a chance/effort/opportunity Oftel had the chance to create real competition to BT but it has wasted the opportunity.
13 to do something immediately:
The board wasted no time in appointing a successor.
It is the height of folly and a tragic waste to gallop into war.
The conference was a monumental waste of time.
The government is having difficulty finding a safe depository for nuclear waste.
Most people do not want this country to become a dumping ground for toxic waste.
She makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.
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