Definition of "wastefulness" []

• Imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources (noun)

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• "Though such wastefulness is the height of fiscal irresponsibility, it is wholly in keeping with the behavior of tax-and-spend Democrats: Hey!"
• "The real way to estimate a nations wastefulness is by looking at how much energy they use to generate $1."
• "And, really, why IS it that wastefulness is a sign of success in our society?"