Depletion

Definitions

1. The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
   countable, uncountable
2. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
   countable, uncountable
3. The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
4. gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The Great Northern 4-4-0s have⟳ all vanished, and there has been some depletion in the ranks of North British "Glens" and "Scotts."”

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