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bn:00027728n
Noun Concept
EN
waste  wastefulness  dissipation
EN
Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly WordNet 3.0
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Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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If the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Mindless dissipation of natural resources WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
activity
HAS KIND
boondoggle
extravagance
squandering
waste of effort
waste of material
+2 relations
DERIVATION
waste
consume
fritter
waste
uneconomical
+1 relations
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
waste, wastefulness, dissipation

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