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wastefulness

DEFINITIONS OF: wastefulness

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n the trait of wasting resources

“the wastefulness of missed opportunities”
Synonyms:
thriftlessness, waste
Type of:
improvidence, shortsightedness
a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

n useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

Synonyms:
dissipation, waste
Types:
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boondoggle
work of little or no value done merely to look busy
waste of effort, waste of energy
a useless effort
waste of material
a useless consumption of material
waste of money
money spent for inadequate return
waste of time
the devotion of time to a useless activity
extravagance, high life, highlife, lavishness, prodigality
excessive spending
squandering
spending resources lavishly and wastefully
squandermania
prodigious squandering (usually by a government)
Type of:
activity
any specific behavior
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