<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>loss by use, wear, decay, etc.</li><li>loss or losses as the result of wastefulness: The annual wastage of time due to illness is appalling.</li><li>the action or process of wasting: waste</li><li>the steady wastage of erosion.</li><li>something that is wasted: waste</li><li>waste or waste materials: The river was befouled by factory wastage.</li></ul>