waste of resources

English - English

Definition of waste of resources in English English dictionary

lack of reusing of existing resources

Turkish pronunciation

weyst ıv risôrsîz

Pronunciation

/ˈwāst əv ˈrēsôrsəz/ /ˈweɪst əv ˈriːsɔːrsɪz/

Etymology

[ 'wAst ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English waste, wast; in sense 1, from Old North French wast, from wast, adjective, desolate, waste, from Latin vastus; in other senses, from Middle English wasten to waste; more at VAST.