refuse vs wastage

refuse

noun
  • Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage. 

adj
  • Discarded, rejected. 

verb
  • To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission. 

  • To melt again. 

  • To decline (a request or demand). 

  • To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy. 

wastage

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  • Goods that are damaged, out of date, reduced, or generally unsaleable, which are destined to be thrown away and which are written off as a loss.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

  • Anything lost by wear or waste. 

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

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