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wasteproof

wasteproof adjective: designed to prevent wastage.

Adjective

wasteproof (not comparable)

  1. Designed to prevent wastage.
    • This conversion process should be wasteproof. One of the major problems faced by manufacturers the world over is fighting waste.2004, Sarika Kulkarni, Supply Chain Management, page 56
    • If the feeder is not wasteproof, the birds scatter the grain which they do not want over the floor, often in substantial quantity.2020, Wendell Mitchell Levi, Making Pigeons Pay

Origin of wasteproof

From waste + -proof.

Questions about wasteproof

What does wasteproof mean?
Wasteproof means designed to prevent wastage.
What part of speech is wasteproof?
Wasteproof is an adjective.

Words near wasteproof in the dictionary

  1. wastepaper bin
  2. wastepaper bins
  3. wastepapers
  4. wastepile
  5. wastepiles
  6. wasteproof
  7. waster
  8. wasterful
  9. wasters
  10. wastery
  11. wastes

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