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Exam Date: Nov 15
Part 45
Word-of-the-Day
Waste
Pronunciation
/weIst/
Waste is both Uncountable Noun and Transitive Verb
Meaning
A bad use of something useful, such as time or money, when there is a limited amount of it.
Usage
German army wastes millions on lip balm, sunscreen
(Source: CLD- 2nd Edition)
Today’s reading
Germany’s army is wasting millions of Euros of taxpayers’ money producing its own sunscreen, cough drops and lip balm rather than buying them off the shelf, auditors said.
The annual report by the German Federal Court of Auditors said the army had spent 20 million Euros on building a facility to produce its own products, which also included insect repellent and nasal sprays. (Daily Hurriyet)
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