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waste*/*/
[weɪst] noun I
1) [singular/U] the failure to use something that is valuable or useful in an effective way
All this uneaten food – what a waste![/ex]
It's a waste of time trying to get her to change her mind.[/ex]
The cherries will just go to waste (= be spoiled or thrown away) if we don't pick them soon.[/ex]
2) [C/U] the useless materials, substances, or parts that are left after you have used something
nuclear waste[/ex]
II
verb [T]
waste */*/[weɪst]
to use more of something than is necessary, or to use it in a way that does not produce the best results
There were accusations that the government was wasting public money.[/ex]
A great deal of time was wasted arguing over the details of the contract.[/ex]
Why do you waste your money on lottery tickets?[/ex]
•
be wasted on sb — if something is wasted on someone, they do not understand it or realize how good it is[/ex]
Don't give the smoked salmon to the children - it'd just be wasted on them.[/ex]
waste no time (in) doing sth — to do something immediately[/ex]
- waste away
III
adj
waste [weɪst]
1) waste substances are what is left of something after the valuable parts of it have been used
2) waste land or waste ground is land that is not being used or has not been built on

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