depletion

noun
/dɪˈpliːʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin depletio, depletionem, from depleō.

  1. borrowed from depletio

Definitions

  1. The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted

    The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.

    • The Great Northern 4-4-0s have all vanished, and there has been some depletion in the ranks of North British "Glens" and "Scotts."
  2. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.

  3. The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of…

    The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for depletion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA