garbage

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/ˈɡɑː.bɪd͡ʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Waste material that people throw away.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Foul, rotten or unripe vegetable matter.

Examples

  • The garbage is giving off a terrible smell.

  • Where is the garbage area?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

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5
Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.

  2. Food waste material of any kind.

  3. Specifically, waste material destined not to be reclaimed through recycling, composting, etc.

More examples

In context

  • Oh, don't put the empty milk jug in that bin—that one's for garbage.

  • The garbage truck collects all residential municipal waste.

  • Compost goes in the brown bin and is picked up Monday, recycling goes in blue bags and is picked up Wednesday, and garbage goes in black bags and is picked up Thursday.

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Origin

noun

From late Middle English garbage (“the offal of a fowl, giblets, kitchen waste”, originally “refuse, what is purged away”), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French garber (“to refine, make neat or clean”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *garwijan (“to make ready”). Akin to Old High German garawan (“to prepare, make ready”), Old English ġearwian (“to make ready, adorn”). More at garb, yare, gear