gaspillage

Definitions of gaspillage
  1. noun
    money spent for inadequate return
  2. noun
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
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    type of:
    symptôme
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
  3. noun
    spending resources lavishly and wastefully
    synonyms: dilapidation
  4. noun
    useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
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    types:
    perte de temps
    the devotion of time to a useless activity
    dilapidation
    spending resources lavishly and wastefully
    type of:
    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
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