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decrement vs wastage

wastage vs decrement

decrement and wastage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrement Yes No No No
wastage Yes No No No
As nouns, wastage is a hyponym of decrement; that is, wastage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrement:
  • decrement: a process of becoming smaller or shorter
  • wastage: the process of wasting
Other hyponyms of decrement include decay, decline, decline, diminution, desensitisation, desensitization, narrowing, slippage.
decrement (noun) wastage (noun)
the amount by which something decreases anything lost by wear or waste
a process of becoming smaller or shorter the process of wasting
Difference between decrement and wastage

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