fritter vs wastage

fritter

noun
  • A fragment; a shred; a small piece. 

  • A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter. 

verb
  • To break into small pieces or fragments. 

  • To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying. 

  • To sinter. 

  • To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination. 

wastage

noun
  • Anything lost by wear or waste. 

  • The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process. 

  • The periodical turnover of personnel in an organisation by death, retirement or resignation, as perceived by those aspiring to promotion or appointment in the organisation. 

  • Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss. 

  • The act of abandoning animal carcasses or parts, usually illegal. 

How often have the words fritter and wastage occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )