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squanderingnounThe act by which something is squandered; wastage.
wastenounExcess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
lossnoun(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
squanderverb(transitive) To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
wastefulInclined to waste or squander money or resources.
wastingnounGradual deterioration or wasting away.
wastefulnessnounimprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
spoilagenounThe process of spoiling.
lostIn an unknown location; unable to be found.
depletionnounThe consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
dissipationnounThe act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
profligacynoun(uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.
profligatenounAn overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
quittingnounThe termination of employment, initiated by the employee.
departurenounThe act of departing or something that has departed.
exertionnounAn expenditure of physical or mental effort.
scrapnoun(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
extravagantExtreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.
misusenounAn incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.
extravagancenounExcessive or superfluous expenditure of money.

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