noun
depletion
dih-PLEE-shuhn
noun
1
The gradual reduction or using up of a resource or supply.
"Ozone depletion was one of the major environmental concerns of the 1980s."
"Years of overfishing led to the depletion of local cod populations."
How to Use Depletion
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe process of something being used up or reduced over time.
Common pairings
ozone depletion
resource depletion
rapid depletion
Word Forms
depletions plural
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Etymology
From Latin depletio, related to depleo ("to empty out").