garbage
US /ˈɡɑrbɪdʒ/
Definition
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Garbage is collected from our street every Tuesday morning.
Synonyms
- trashworthless material that is to be disposed of
- wasteany materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
- refusefood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
Collocations
- Easy take out the garbageto perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding out the garbage
- Medium municipal garbage collection scheduledescribing municipal garbage collection schedule (relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality)
- Hard garbage in garbage out principledescribing garbage in garbage out principle (food that is discarded (as from a kitchen))
- Very Hard sift corporate garbage in discoveryto sift corporate garbage in discovery, meaning to move as if through a sieve
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.