wastefulness

wastefulness
noun, no pl.
1) (extravagance) Verschwendung, die; (character trait) Verschwendungssucht, die
2) (of manufacturing process) Unwirtschaftlichkeit, die
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noun die Verschwendung
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waste·ful·ness
[ˈweɪstfəlnəs]
n no pl Verschwendung f
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['weIstfUlnIs]
n
(of person) verschwenderische Art; (in method, organization, of process etc) Unwirtschaftlichkeit f, Aufwendigkeit f, Aufwändigkeit f

throwing it away is sheer wastefulness — es ist reine Verschwendung, das wegzuwerfen

sb's wastefulness with sth/in doing sth — jds verschwenderische Art, mit etw umzugehen/etw zu machen

the wastefulness of the government's expenditure in the field of education — die Verschwendung, die die Regierung auf dem Gebiet des Bildungswesens betreibt

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wastefulness s Verschwendung(ssucht) f
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noun, no pl.
1) (extravagance) Verschwendung, die; (character trait) Verschwendungssucht, die
2) (of manufacturing process) Unwirtschaftlichkeit, die
* * *
n.
Verschwendung f.
Verschwendungssucht f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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