Word: wastage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: wast
age
Definition: The periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation, as perceived by those aspiring to promotion or appointment in the organisation.
Morphemes:
Affix: waste
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Gradual loss or decay.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vastāre
Language: la
Decoded: vastare
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Wasted by destruction, laid waste, ravaged, devastated, destroyed.
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns indicating a rate
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the root verb or noun.