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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVerschwendung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fer-shven-dung
"Wir müssen unnötige Verschwendung von Ressourcen vermeiden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The loss or destruction of something by use, decay, or leakage, or the amount or quantity of material lost in this way.
"The factory implemented strict measures to reduce material wastage during production." - 2
The reduction in the size or number of an organization's workforce through natural retirement, resignation, or death rather than layoff.
"The company managed to lower staff numbers through natural wastage over two years."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'wasten' (from Old French 'waster', ultimately from Latin 'vastare' meaning to lay waste or devastate), combined with the Old French nominal suffix '-age'. It historically evolved from denoting an act of devastation or destruction into a modern economic and ecological term quantifying loss, depletion, or wasted material.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wastage" is said worldwide
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gaspillage
Transliteration: gas-pi-jaʒ
"Il faut réduire le gaspillage de papier au bureau."
Verschwendung
Transliteration: fer-shven-dung
"Wir müssen unnötige Verschwendung von Ressourcen vermeiden."
spreco
Transliteration: spre-ko
"Questo sistema riduce lo spreco di energia."
desperdicio
Transliteration: des-per-di-sjo
"El desperdicio de alimentos es un problema global grave."
desperdício
Transliteration: des-per-di-si-u
"Precisamos evitar o desperdício de água potável."
बर्बादी
Transliteration: barbaadi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमें संसाधनों की बर्बादी से बचना चाहिए।"
浪费
Transliteration: làng fèi
Script: 中文汉字
"这家公司采取了减少资源浪费的措施。"
낭비
Transliteration: nang-bi
Script: 한국어 한글
"식품 낭비를 줄이기 위한 캠페인이 시작되었습니다."
ロス
Transliteration: rosu
Script: 日本語
"生産工程でのロスの削減が急務です。"
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