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WASTE OF MATERIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does waste of material mean?
• WASTE OF MATERIAL (noun)
The noun WASTE OF MATERIAL has 1 sense:
1. a useless consumption of material
Familiarity information: WASTE OF MATERIAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A useless consumption of material
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("waste of material" is a kind of...):
dissipation; waste; wastefulness (useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly)
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