wast‧ing /ˈweɪstɪŋ/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
wastage,
waste,
wastefulness,
waster,
wastrel;
adjective:
waste,
wasteful,
wasted,
wasting;
verb:
waste;
adverb:
wastefully]
1. wasting disease/illness formal a disease that gradually makes you thinner and weaker
2. wasting asset technical a property, business etc that is losing money:
The airline is a wasting asset. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲