natural wastage
11wastage — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of wasting. 2) an amount wasted. 3) (also natural wastage) the reduction in the size of a workforce as a result of voluntary resignation or retirement rather than enforced redundancy …
12wastage — [[t]we͟ɪstɪʤ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Wastage of something is the act of wasting it or the amount of it that is wasted. ...a series of measures to prevent the wastage of water... There was a lot of wastage and many wrong decisions were hastily taken.… …
13wastage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excessive, high ▪ natural (BrE) ▪ Natural wastage will cut staff numbers to the required level. ▪ muscle (BrE) ▪ …
14wastage — /ˈweɪstɪdʒ / (say waystij) noun 1. loss by use, wear, decay, wastefulness, etc.: *However, farmers were pleased that the Snowy s waters would be boosted by stopping water wastage and leaks elsewhere, rather than reducing the flow in other rivers …
15wastage — wast|age [ˈweıstıdʒ] n [U] formal 1.) when something is lost or destroyed, especially in a way that is not useful or reasonable, or the amount that is lost or destroyed ▪ The system used to result in a great deal of food wastage. wastage of ▪… …
16wastage — noun (U) 1 a) the loss or destruction of something, especially in a way that is not useful or sensible b) the amount that is lost or destroyed: high levels of wastage in the fast food industry 2 natural wastage BrE a reduction in the number of… …
17wastage — UK [ˈweɪstɪdʒ] / US noun [uncountable] a) the amount of something that is wasted We need to reduce water wastage in the area. b) a situation in which something is wasted • See: natural wastage …
18wastage — noun 1》 the action or process of wasting. ↘an amount wasted. 2》 (also natural wastage) Brit. the reduction in the size of a workforce as a result of voluntary resignation or retirement rather than enforced redundancy. ↘the number of… …
19natural — adj. 1 not made by people VERBS ▪ be ▪ All the materials are natural. ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ completely natural materials …
20attrition — at‧tri‧tion [əˈtrɪʆn] noun [uncountable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES the process of reducing the number of employees by not replacing those who leave for normal reasons, such as changing jobs, retirement (= leaving a job when you reach a certain age) etc …
