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

The inorganic material within the ball comes from sand, calcium salt and bacteria, primarily from wastewater, according to the government agency. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 8 July 2026

That leaves it with largely expensive long-term infrastructure investments to expand water supply, like building a desalination plant to convert sea water into drinking supplies, or recycling wastewater, Fletcher says. — Emma Court, Fortune, 8 July 2026

City backed new state law on wastewater use The pilot program also included money to draft and promote a new state law that allows direct and indirect reuse of wastewater in Kansas. — Chance Swaim, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

Targets for 2030 include a 57 percent reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions and a 15 percent reduction in non-renewable energy intensity, water consumption intensity, wastewater intensity and waste intensity. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 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