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scrap

noun/skræp/

A2CEFR level
15/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

Material or output rejected during production because it cannot be economically reworked.

The mis-set die pushed our scrap rate to eight per cent before anyone noticed.

Similar: waste

Topic: Operations & supply chain in Business English

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