使用済(しようず)み

しようずみ
noun, no-adjective
used; spent
formaldescriptive
1. used; spent; already used
Describes something that has already been used and is finished with, such as tickets, stamps, batteries, or nuclear fuel.
使用済(しようず)みの切手(きって)。
A used stamp.
使用済(しようず)みのタオルはこちらへ。
Used towels go here, please.
使用済(しようず)み核燃料(かくねんりょう)の処分(しょぶん)は、今(いま)も大(おお)きな課題(かだい)だ。
Disposing of spent nuclear fuel is still a major problem.

Usage

A written, label-like word, common on signs, bins, and forms. In conversation people say 使(つか)った or 使(つか)い終(お)わった.

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Related: 未使用(みしよう) (unused)
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