Environment / A2

RUB-ish/ˈrʌbɪʃ/

Rubbish is waste that you throw away: put the rubbish in the bin, a rubbish bag, household rubbish. It is uncountable: some rubbish, a pile of rubbish — not “two rubbishes.” American English often says garbage or trash; bin is the British container. Rubbish can also mean “nonsense” in speech: that is rubbish. Do not say “a rubbish” for one bag — say a bag of rubbish.

Meaning

Waste that you throw away.

Examples

• “Put the rubbish in the bin, please.”
• “Please take the rubbish out before you leave.”
• “The street was full of rubbish after the market.”

Good to know

put rubbish in the bin. Uncountable: some rubbish. US close: garbage / trash.

Near in meaning

waste

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