v., wast·ed, wast·ing, wastes.

v.tr.

1. To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
2. To cause to lose energy, strength, or vigor; exhaust, tire, or enfeeble: Disease wasted his body.
3. To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose: waste an opportunity.
4. 1. To destroy completely.
   2. Slang. To kill; murder.

v.intr.

1. To lose energy, strength, weight, or vigor; become weak or enfeebled: wasting away from an illness.
2. To pass without being put to use: Time is wasting.

n.

1. The act or an instance of wasting or the condition of being wasted: a waste of talent; gone to waste.
2. A place, region, or land that is uninhabited or uncultivated; a desert or wilderness.
3. A devastated or destroyed region, town, or building; a ruin.
4. 1. An unusable or unwanted substance or material, such as a waste product.
   2. Something, such as steam, that escapes without being used.
5. Garbage; trash.
6. The undigested residue of food eliminated from the body; excrement.

adj.

1. Regarded or discarded as worthless or useless: waste trimmings.
2. Used as a conveyance or container for refuse: a waste bin.
3. Excreted from the body: waste matter.

idiom:

waste (one's) breath

1. To gain or accomplish nothing by speaking.

[Middle English wasten, from Old North French waster, from Latin vāstāre, to make empty, from vāstus, empty.]

SYNONYMS  waste, blow, consume, dissipate, fritter, squander. These verbs mean to spend or expend without restraint and often to no avail: wasted my inheritance; blew a fortune at the casino; time and money that was consumed in litigation; dissipated their energies in pointless argument; frittering away her entire allowance; squandered his talent on writing jingles.
ANTONYM  save¹

Often found in a Mortgage or Lease contract, or in aLife Estate this term refers to property abuse, destruction, or damage (beyond normal wear and tear). The possessor causes unreasonable injury to the holders of other interests in the land, house, garden, or other property. The injured party may attempt to terminate the contract or sue for Damages.
Example: A tenant neglecting to heat an apartment in the winter with the result of damage to the plumbing.
Example: A mortgagor failing to pay property taxes, thereby risking a tax Foreclosure.
Example: A life tenant converting a residential property into a production center for some specialized product.

Term used for shrinkage, evaporation, and so on. The cost of waste from these causes usually is not traced and is not recognized in the accounts. In a standard cost system an allowance for waste may be included in the determination of standard cost. Waste in excess of standard is thus revealed as a quantity or usage variance.

verb

1. To use up foolishly or needlessly: consume, devour, dissipate, squander. See save/waste.
2. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly: consume, dissipate, fool away, fritter away, riot away, squander, throw away, trifle away. Slang blow¹. See save/waste.
3. To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work: dawdle (away), fiddle away, idle (away), kill¹, trifle away, while (away), wile (away). See industrious/lazy.
4. To lose strength or power. decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag², languish, sink, wane, weaken. Informal fizzle (out). Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids. See increase/decrease, strong/weak.
5. To fail to take advantage of: lose, miss. Idioms: let slip, let slip through one's fingers, lose out on. See used/unused.
6. To do away with completely and destructively: consume, devour, eat (up), swallow (up). See help/harm/harmless.
7. To destroy completely as or as if by conquering: desolate, devastate, ravage. Idioms: lay waste. See help/harm/harmless.
8. To cause the death of: carry off, cut down, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill¹, slay. Slang zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See help/harm/harmless.
9. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully: destroy, finish (off), kill¹, liquidate, murder, slay. Informal put away. Slang bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, wipe out, zap. See help/harm/harmless.

noun

1. Excessive or imprudent expenditure: extravagance, extravagancy, lavishness, prodigality, profligacy, profuseness, profusion, squander, wastefulness. See careful/careless, save/waste.
2. A tract of unproductive land: badlands, barren (often used in plural), desert¹, wasteland, wilderness. See rich/poor.

Idioms beginning with waste:
waste away
waste not, want not
waste one's breath

See also go to waste; haste makes waste; lay waste.

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n

Definition: garbage, refuse
Antonyms: possessions

n

Definition: land that is uncultivated
Antonyms: development

n

Definition: spending, use without thought
Antonyms: hoarding, saving

v

Definition: ruin, destroy
Antonyms: build, create, preserve

v

Definition: spend or use without thought; dwindle
Antonyms: hoard, save

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1. The discharge from any fixture, appliance, area, or appurtenance which contains no fecal matter.
2. See sanitary waste.
3. Waste material such as garbage, refuse, rubbish, and trash.

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A medieval term describing poor uncultivated land, often used for common grazing and as a source of fuel and building material. Waste belonged to the lord of the manor.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Harmful or destructive use of real property by one in rightful possession of the property.

Waste is an unreasonable or improper use of land by an individual in rightful possession of the land. A party with an interest in a parcel of land may file a civil action based on waste committed by an individual who also has an interest in the land. Such disputes may arise between life tenants and remainderpersons and landlords and tenants. The lawsuit may seek an injunction to stop the waste, damages for the waste, or both. Actions based on waste ordinarily arise when an owner of land takes exception to the manner in which the possessor or tenant is using the land.

The four common types of waste are voluntary, permissive, ameliorating, and equitable waste. Voluntary waste is the willful destruction or carrying away of something attached to the property. In an action for voluntary waste, the plaintiff must show that the waste was caused by an affirmative act of the tenant. Such waste might occur if a life tenant (a person who possesses the land for his lifetime, after which a remainderperson takes possession) chops down all the trees on the occupied land and sells them as lumber.

Voluntary waste will also occur, for example, if the tenant of an apartment removes kitchen appliances that are attached to the apartment floors and walls. More commonly, the tenant breaks a window, damages walls or woodwork, or otherwise damages the apartment. Landlords typically protect against this type of voluntary waste by requiring a damage or security deposit from the tenant at the commencement of the lease. When the tenant vacates the apartment, the landlord inspects for waste. If the apartment has been damaged, the landlord will use part or all of the deposit for repairs. If the damage exceeds the deposit, however, the landlord may file an action seeking damages for the repairs not covered by the deposit.

Permissive waste is an injury caused by an omission, rather than an affirmative act, on the part of the tenant. This type of waste might occur, for example, if a tenant permits a house to fall into disrepair by not making reasonable maintenance repairs.

Ameliorating waste is an alteration in the physical characteristics of the premises by an unauthorized act of the tenant that increases the value of the property. For example, a tenant might make improvements that increase the value of the property, such as remodeling a bathroom. Generally, a tenant is not held liable if she commits this type of waste.

Equitable waste is a harm to the reversionary interest in land that is inconsistent with fruitful use. This cause of action is recognized only by courts of equity and is not regarded as legal waste in courts of law. For example, if the life tenant begins to cut down immature trees, the remainderperson, who will someday take possession of the property, may file an action in equity seeking an injunction to stop the cutting. The remainderperson would argue that the cutting imperils the productive use of the land in the future, because the value of the land after the immature trees have been cut would be decreased.

In an action for waste, a plaintiff commonly will seek damages for acts that have already occurred and request an injunction against future acts. A court will order an injunction if it finds that irreparable harm will occur and that the legal remedy would be inadequate, unless otherwise provided by statute. Certain laws provide for temporary relief if acts of waste are either threatened or committed.

The ordinary measure of damages for waste is the diminution in value of the property to the nonpossessor as a result of the acts of the possessor. This is frequently difficult to measure, particularly in situations where a significant period of time will elapse before the plaintiff is entitled to actual possession.

See: landlord and tenant; life estate.

1. gradual loss, decay, or diminution of bulk.
2. useless and effete material, unfit for further use within the organism.
3. to pine away or dwindle.

• w. disposal — techniques for disposing of a veterinary practice's, or abattoir or feedlot or milking shed wastes. By incineration, deep burial, washed away in a sewer as any other effluent or reclamation for industrial or agricultural use. Disposal of wastes from a veterinary practice or service has additional problems. There is a need for disposal of animal cadavers, kennel and pen wastes, tissue specimens, blood and milk and other samples. Much of the material is infected, some of it dangerous to humans, and therefore needs to be disposed of legally and systematically.
• w. management system — planned, economic and conservationist program for the recycling and conservation of waste.
• recycled w. — includes chicken litter, newsprint, sugar cane bagasse, fruit pomace, crude sewage, sewage sludge used as pasture topdressing and feed for farm animals, newsprint used as bedding for horses. See also recycled animal wastes.

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IN BRIEF: Useless or profitless. Also: To spend thoughtlessly.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs. — Euripides (c. 485-406 BC).

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "waste" which means to use in a careless manner, is "waist" which is the part of the body between the ribs and the hips.

Quotes:

"Every day you waste is one you can never make up." - George Allen

"I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours." - Bernard Berenson

"Everyone should keep a mental wastepaper basket, and the older he grows, the more things will he promptly consign to it." - Samuel Butler

"The biggest waste of water in the country is when you spend half a pint and flush two gallons." - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

"Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless." - Thomas A. Edison

"Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality, nothing will do, and with them everything." - Benjamin Franklin

See more famous quotes about Waste

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - spilde, tabe, miste, bortødsle, forspilde, hentære, dræbe, gøre det af med, hærge
v. intr. - spildt, tabt, mistet
adj. - ubeboet, øde, uopdyrket, kasseret, spild-, affalds-
n. - spild, affald, tab, svind, forfald, forringelse, afløb, ørken

idioms:

• go to waste    gå til spilde
• lay waste    hærge, ødelægge
• waste away    smuldre hen, hentære
• waste disposal    affaldsrenovering
• waste one's breath    miste pusten, tabe vejret, hive efter vejret
• waste pipe    afløbsrør
• waste products    affaldsprodukter, spildprodukter
• wasting disease    atrofi, vævssvind

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwoesten, slijten, wegkwijnen, verkwisten, verdoen, vermorsen, verspillen, woestenij, afval, afvoer, verkwisting, verspilling, woest, overtollig

Français (French)
v. tr. - gaspiller, perdre (temps), user (force), décharner (membre), atrophier, (US) supprimer/tuer (fam)
v. intr. - se perdre
adj. - inutilisé, perdu, gaspillé, de rebut, de déchets, inculte (terre), dévasté
n. - gaspillage, perte, (gén, Ind) déchets, désert

idioms:

• go to waste    être gaspillé
• lay waste    dévaster
• waste away    dépérir
• waste disposal    traitement des déchets
• waste one's breath    parler à un mur, perdre son temps
• waste pipe    tuyau de vidange
• waste products    (Ind) déchets de fabrication, (Physiol, Méd) déchets
• wasting disease    débilitant

Deutsch (German)
v. - verschwenden, abnehmen, auszehren, verwüsten, (Slang) umbringen
n. - Abfall, Verschwendung, Wüste, Abnutzung, Vernachlässigung, Abfluß(rohr)
adj. - brach, Abfall-, überflüssig

idioms:

• go to waste    vergeudet werden
• lay waste    zerstören, verwüsten
• waste away    sich verzehren, verkümmern
• waste disposal    Abfallbeseitigung, Entsorgung
• waste one's breath    seine Worte verschwenden
• waste pipe    Abflußrohr
• waste products    Abfallprodukt, Ausscheidungsstoff
• wasting disease    Krankheit, bei der der Patient mehr und mehr verfällt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σπαταλώ, χαραμίζω, καταστρέφω, φθίνω, μαραζώνω, εξαντλώ, ερημώνω
n. - σπατάλη, έρημος, απόρριμμα, σκουπίδι, στράφι, άχρηστο υλικό, σκαρταδούρα, άχρηστος
adj. - χέρσος, σκάρτος, άχρηστος

idioms:

• go to waste    ερημώνομαι, χαραμίζομαι, πάω στράφι
• lay waste    (κατα)ρημάζω, ερημώνω, καταλεηλατώ
• waste away    μαραζώνω, φθίνω, αδυνατίζω
• waste disposal    αποκομιδή απορριμμάτων
• waste one's breath    χάνω τα λόγια μου, μιλώ στο βρόντο
• waste pipe    αποχετευτικός αγωγός
• waste products    απορρίμματα παραγωγικής διαδικασίας
• wasting disease    χτικιό, φθίση

Italiano (Italian)
sprecare, logorare, sciupare, far fuori, deserto, scorie, spreco, sperpero, desolato, incolto, arido, sterile, abbandonato, superfluo

idioms:

• go to waste    andare a male
• lay waste    devastare
• waste away    consumarsi
• waste disposal    eliminazione scorie
• waste pipe    canale di scolo
• waste products    rifiuti
• wasting disease    mal sottile, tisi, malattia che logora l'organismo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desperdiçar, devastar
n. - perda (f), devastação (f), desperdício (m)
adj. - inútil

idioms:

• go to waste    arruinar-se
• lay waste    devastar
• waste away    definhar-se
• waste disposal    dispositivo de esmagar lixo
• waste pipe    cano de esgoto (m)
• waste products    excrementos
• wasting disease    definhar-se

Русский (Russian)
растрачивание, потери, убыток, порча, небрежное отношение (арендатора к нанятому имуществу), отходы, металлический лом, макулатура, сточные воды, изнашивание, пустыня, пустырь, пустынный, опустошенный, ненужный, напрасный, бракованный, растрачивать, пропадать попусту, опустошать, истощаться

idioms:

• go to waste    тратиться попусту, пропадать зря (о естественных ресурсах)
• lay waste    опустошать, разорять
• waste away    умирать
• waste disposal    удаление отходов или сточных вод
• waste pipe    сливная труба
• waste products    отходы
• wasting disease    изнурительная болезнь

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desperdiciar, malgastar, despilfarrar, consumir, devastar, destruir, debilitar
v. intr. - gastarse, desgastarse, debilitarse
adj. - baldío, desierto, yermo, incultivable, de desecho, residual, sobrante, devastado, excrementicio
n. - basura, yermo, desierto, residuos, pérdida, desgaste, deterioro, desperdicio

idioms:

• go to waste    desperdiciarse
• lay waste    arrasar
• waste away    consumirse, demacrarse, atrofiarse
• waste disposal    eliminación de desechos
• waste one's breath    hablar o gastar saliva en balde
• waste pipe    tubería de desagüe
• waste products    desecho de fabricación, producto residual (de las actividades vitales del cuerpo)
• wasting disease    enfermedad debilitante

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slösa, kasta bort, härja, tära, avta, gå tillbaka, förfaras, försumma
n. - slöseri, förslösande, avfall, ödemark, försvagning, förslitning, förödelse, vanvård
adj. - ödelagd, förbrukad, bortkastad, avfalls-, överskotts-

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
浪费, 使荒芜, 消耗, 消瘦, 废弃的, 多余的, 荒芜的, 废物, 损耗

idioms:

• go to waste    浪费掉, 白费
• lay waste    损毁
• waste away    消瘦
• waste disposal    废料处置
• waste one's breath    白费口舌
• waste pipe    污水管, 废水管
• waste products    工业垃圾, 无用的副产品, 排泄物, 粪便
• wasting disease    消蚀性疾病

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 浪費, 使荒蕪, 消耗
v. intr. - 浪費, 消瘦, 消耗
adj. - 廢棄的, 多餘的, 荒蕪的
n. - 廢物, 損耗, 浪費

idioms:

• go to waste    浪費掉, 白費
• lay waste    損毀
• waste away    消瘦
• waste disposal    廢料處置
• waste one's breath    白費口舌
• waste pipe    污水管, 廢水管
• waste products    工業垃圾, 無用的副產品, 排泄物, 糞便
• wasting disease    消蝕性疾病

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 낭비하다, (좋은 기회 따위를) 놓치다, 황폐케 하다
v. intr. - 쇠약해지다, 낭비되다, (때가) 지나다
adj. - 폐물의, 나머지의, 황폐한
n. - 낭비 , 쓰레기, 황무지

idioms:

• go to waste    폐물이 되다, 낭비되고 있다
• waste away    야위고 쇠약해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - むだに使う, 浪費する, 無駄にする, 荒らす, 消耗させる, すり減らす, 衰弱する
n. - むだ, 浪費, 廃物, 荒れ地
adj. - 廃物の, 無用の, 荒れ果てた, 耕されていない, 荒れた

idioms:

• go to waste    むだになる
• waste away    衰弱する
• waste disposal    廃棄物処分, 廃棄物処理
• waste of space    役立たず
• waste one's breath    言っても無駄
• waste pipe    排水管
• waste products    廃棄物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدمر, يبذر, يبدد, يضيع, يهزل, يتضاءل, ينقضي, يذوب, يستهلك (الاسم) فقر, أرض بور, تبديد, إضاعه, خراب, دمار, نفايه, الحتات المجترف (صفه) قاحل, خال, بور, مهدم, مهمل, ضائع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בזבז, איבד, כילה, דלדל, החריב‬
v. intr. - ‮הידלדל, שמם, התבזבז, ירד לטמיון, כלה‬
adj. - ‮מיותר, חסר-שימוש, נטוש, שומם (איזור), הרוס, פגום, של פסולת, שיכור או מסומם‬
n. - ‮בזבוז, איבוד, שממה, מדבר, שטח חדגוני, פסולת, אשפה, הזנחה, אי-ניצול‬

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