wastage

plural wastages

1. uncountableThe amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.

   The average wastage is 1.5% in the grocery department.

   2 more examples

   wastage from fruits and vegetables is estimated at 4.58%–15.88%

   2022, Sunita Varjani, Ashok Pandey, Mohammad Taherzadeh, Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals: Circular Bioeconomy

   Likewise, the menopause market is obsessed with muscle wastage, and the possibility that if women don't eat enough protein after the age of 40 their minds will go doolally and their bones will turn to dust.

   2025 August 23, Jo Ellison, “The incredible bulk”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19

2. uncountableThe periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation, as perceived by those aspiring to promotion or appointment in the organisation.
3. countableAnything lost by wear or waste.
4. uncountableGoods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.
5. countablehobbiesThe act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal.