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 plan also eliminates the $1,000-per-seat wastewater fee for new builds and remodels. —CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026

There is also growing worry about pharmaceutical drugs that get into the water supply because humans excrete them and conventional wastewater treatment plants fail to remove them. —ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026

This variant has been spotted in 23 countries and in wastewater from 25 US states, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which quietly published a report on the virus last month. —Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026

The advisory is based on surveillance data, including forensic drug testing, wastewater analysis, clinical case reports and overdose investigations. —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026

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