wastage
/ˈweɪstɪdʒ/ noun [U]Definition
› the fact of wasting something, or the amount of something that is wasted: Wastage of resources should be avoided at all costs. This new technology will cut energy wastage. cut/minimize/reduce wastage
› HR natural wastage
(Definition of wastage noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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