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GASPILLAGE [4 records]

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Record 1 2025-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
DEF

The use or consumption of something in a way that is ineffective, incomplete, or useless.

Key term(s)
  • SUSTAGRIDUR2025

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
DEF

Utilisation ou consommation de quelque chose de façon inefficace, incomplète ou inutile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
DEF

Gasto innecesario de recursos de cualquier tipo.

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Record 2 2016-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Inventory and Material Management
DEF

Loss in handling, shrinkage or decay.

OBS

wastage: term and definition standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
DEF

Perte à la suite de la manutention, de rétrécissement ou de détérioration.

OBS

gaspillage: terme normalisé par l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC).

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Excessive and unnecessary wastage.

OBS

squandering: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Dépense excessive qui n'est pas nécessaire.

OBS

gaspillage : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
DEF

Gasto excesivo e innecesario.

OBS

despilfarro: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 4 1996-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
  • Military Materiel Management
  • Inventory and Material Management
DEF

The quantity of an item which is deleted from inventory by virtue of loss, damage, or because it is not economical to repair.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
DEF

Quantité d'un article qui est rayée d'un inventaire en raison de perte, de dommages ou parce que sa réparation ne s'avère pas économique.

Spanish

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