depletion

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.

   Erschöpfen, Erschöpfung

   the state of being depleted

2. (countable, uncountable)The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.

   Leerung, Schwund, Abbau

3. (countable, uncountable)Gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.

4. (archaic, countable, uncountable)The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.

1. Crop rotation helps maintain soil fertility by preventing the depletion of specific nutrients.

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2. Unsustainable fishing on coral reef areas can lead to the depletion of key reef species in many locations.

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3. The best refutation of the imaginary Malthusian laws of "land depletion" is the practice of Soviet collective farming.

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4. He is keenly aware that the depletion of the Ogallala aquifer could ultimately drive his family off the land.

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