wastewater

noun

waste·​wa·​ter ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər 

-ˌwä-

: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage

Examples of wastewater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the report, as little as 11% of wastewater in Kenya is adequately treated. —Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

One of the main reasons for the denial, first stated in January: efforts to fix broken wastewater treatment infrastructure are already underway. —Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025

Although no additional cases have been reported, wastewater samples collected in Deir al Balah in central Gaza and Khan Younis in southern Gaza in December 2024 and January, respectively, confirm polio transmission, according to the WHO. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025

Naperville has received millions of dollars in grant money from EPA to improve our wastewater treatment plant and to improve our infrastructure for water supply. —Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wastewater

• annunciator
• imprimatur
• underwater
• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater