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

Those include emergency response readiness and monitoring water and wastewater capacity, as well as transportation and roadway impacts. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality — Air, water and wastewater monitoring. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 July 2026

One example is the release of wastewater from nuclear power plants. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Danielle Melone, senior account manager at Veregy and the project’s performance contractor, said wastewater treatment plants are typically one of the highest energy users in a municipality. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wastewater

• imprimatur
• underwater
• auteur
• blotter
• cotter
• daughter
• hotter
• mater
• otter
• plotter
• rotter
• slaughter