wasted space

collocation in English

meaningsofwastedandspace

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wasted
adjective
uk
/ˈweɪs.tɪd/us
/ˈweɪs.tɪd/
Wasted time, money, etc. is time, money, etc. that is not used effectively because it does not produce the result ...
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space
noun
uk
/speɪs/us
/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition ofwastedandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwasted space

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White space is notwastedspace; it is an important element in overall design, providing a resting place for the eyes.
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The scheme aims to encourage, by demonstration, other private property owners to consider similar action for their ownwastedspace.
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Here iswastedspacewhere one could build a heliport and parking accommodation over the actual railway.
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The structures total about 40000 sqft, but the antiquated floor plan results in a significant amount ofwastedspace.
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Some adjustment to the record size during declaration (usually reducing it) can be done to avoidwastedspaceat the end of a track.
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In many cases, fragmentation leads to storage space being wasted, and in that case the term also refers to thewastedspaceitself.
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Informally, it is the amount ofwastedspaceused to transmit certain data.
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But thiswastedspacedoes little in a garden.
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Besides avoidingwastedspace, this compactness encourages locality of reference.
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He grew carnations, a popular local commodity around 1885, and wanted to make use of thewastedspaceunder the elevated beds.
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The stepped arrangement of the deck armorwastedspaceand was therefore impractical.
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These displays are also useful in outlets with limited floor space, as there tends to be muchwastedspacearound counters.
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The inefficiency of filing maintenance and storage systems can prove to be costly in terms ofwastedspaceand resources expended searching for records.
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This reduces e-mail traffic - instead of forwarding coworkers an e-mail with attachment resulting in megabytes or gigabytes ofwastedspacea single instance of this e-mail is sufficient.
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His hotels had a minimum ofwastedspace, particularly on the guestroom floors, and he strove to have room layouts that would maximize efficiency and profitability.
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