waste

The factory produces a large amount of waste.

/ðə ˈfæk.tə.ri ˈprəʊ.djuːsɪz ə lɑːdʒ əˈmaʊnt əv weɪst/

The factory produces a large amount of waste.

Please put the waste in the recycling bin.

/pliːz pʊt ðə weɪst ɪn ðə riːˈsaɪ.klɪŋ bɪn/

Please put the waste in the recycling bin.

What a waste of time!

/wɒt ə weɪst əv taɪm/

What a waste of time!

The unused budget was a waste of public money.

/ðə ʌnˈjuːzd ˈbʌdʒɪt wəz ə weɪst əv ˈpʌblɪk ˈmʌni/

The unused budget was a waste of public money.

They crossed miles of desert waste.

/ðeɪ krɒst maɪlz əv ˈdez.ət weɪst/

They crossed miles of desert waste.

The old mine lies in a stretch of waste.

/ði əʊld maɪn laɪz ɪn ə stretʃ əv weɪst/

The old mine lies in a stretch of waste.

Don't waste your money on things you don't need.

/dəʊnt weɪst jɔː ˈmʌni ɒn θɪŋz juː dəʊnt niːd/

Don't waste your money on things you don't need.

We wasted the whole afternoon waiting for the train.

/wiː ˈweɪstɪd ðə həʊl ˌɑːftəˈnuːn ˈweɪtɪŋ fə ðə treɪn/

We wasted the whole afternoon waiting for the train.

He wasted away after months of illness.

/hiː ˈweɪstɪd əˈweɪ ˈɑːftə mʌnθs əv ˈɪl.nəs/

He wasted away after months of illness.

The old building has wasted away in the weather.

/ði əʊld ˈbɪl.dɪŋ hæz ˈweɪstɪd əˈweɪ ɪn ðə ˈweðə/

The old building has wasted away in the weather.