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voluntary wastes

voluntary wastes is the plural of voluntary waste.

Meaning of voluntary waste

Noun

voluntary waste (usually uncountable, plural voluntary wastes)

  1. (usually) Any structural change made to an estate in land that intentionally or negligently causes harm to the estate or depletes its resources, unless this depletion is a continuation of a pre-existing use.
    Synonyms:
    waste

Questions about voluntary wastes

What is voluntary wastes the plural of?
Voluntary wastes is the plural of voluntary waste.

Words near voluntary wastes in the dictionary

  1. voluntary movement
  2. voluntary movements
  3. voluntary muscle
  4. voluntary muscles
  5. voluntary waste
  6. voluntary wastes
  7. voluntary work
  8. voluntaryism
  9. voluntaryisms
  10. voluntaryist
  11. voluntaryistic

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