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garbage

US /ˈɡɑrbɪdʒ/

noun Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

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 garbage
    to perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding out the garbage
  • Medium municipal garbage collection schedule
    describing municipal garbage collection schedule (relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality)
  • Hard garbage in garbage out principle
    describing garbage in garbage out principle (food that is discarded (as from a kitchen))
  • Very Hard sift corporate garbage in discovery
    to sift corporate garbage in discovery, meaning to move as if through a sieve

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