water usage

collocation in English

meaningsofwaterandusage

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water
noun
uk
/ˈwɔː.tər/us
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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usage
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/us
/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/
the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, ...
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(Definition ofwaterandusagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwater usage

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Slight changes in the time ofwaterusagemight reduce exposure to cercariae considerably.
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The buildings and landscape have been designed with sustainability principles in mind: the environmental performance of each dwelling type,waterusage, and the materials/methods used for construction.
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Abstractions from tidal waters are, however, very unlikely to have significant implication for domesticwaterusage.
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Finally, you raised the loss of metered income from industrialwaterusage.
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That was without any increase inwaterusage.
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The capital facilities within a household will determine thewaterusageto a large extent.
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They worry even if extrawaterusageis essential for their health care regime.
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Another relevant factor is thatwaterusagewill change over time within a particular family.
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Much can be done to minimisewaterusage.
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We have no difficulty with the "polluter pays" principle in relation to the recovery of costs onwaterusageat industrial, commercial and agricultural level.
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It is clearly in the wider interest of efficientwaterusagethat meters should be installed in new homes and in older ones where tenants desire them.
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They set out how businesses could work up information and clear guidance was offered on three key points: greenhouse gas emissions; waste disposal; andwaterusage.
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Why should the payment for water be determined by the situation of a household at one particular point in time whenwaterusagewill vary over the years?
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Furthermore, increasedwaterusageis often at the luxury end of the market—dishwashers, jacuzzis, garden sprinklers, and even swimming pools.
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We need to rationalisewaterusage.
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There is no evidence as yet that council tax banding provides a reasonable proxy forwaterusage.
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The environmental andwaterusagewould benefit.
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The authority wanted to find out what the future pattern ofwaterusagein the area would be.
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Poorer families have lower bills, because they must cut down on theirwaterusageas they do not have the money to pay.
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With a metered supply, those with higher incomes have higher bills, as they are less likely to cut down onwaterusage.
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