Salvage vs. Scrap

Salvagenoun

The rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation.

Salvagenoun

The ship, crew or cargo so rescued.

Salvagenoun

The compensation paid to the rescuers.

Salvagenoun

The money from the sale of rescued goods.

Salvagenoun

The similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued.

Salvagenoun

Anything put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted, such as damaged goods.

Salvagenoun

(Philippine English) summary execution, extrajudicial killing

Salvageverb

to rescue.

Salvageverb

to put to use.

Salvageverb

(transitive) To make new or restore for the use of being saved.

Salvageverb

(Philippine English) To perform summary execution.

Salvageverb

(Philippine English) To apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial.

Salvagenoun

The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea.

Salvagenoun

The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril.

Salvageadjective

Savage.

Salvagenoun

property or goods saved from damage or destruction

Salvagenoun

the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

Salvagenoun

the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

Salvageverb

save from ruin, destruction, or harm

Salvageverb

collect discarded or refused material;

Scrapnoun

A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

Scrapnoun

Leftover food.

Scrapnoun

The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.

Scrapnoun

(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.scrap [4]

Scrapnoun

A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Norte gang.

Scrapnoun

A fight, tussle, skirmish.

Scrapverb

(transitive) To discard.

Scrapverb

To stop working on indefinitely.

Scrapverb

(intransitive) To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.

Scrapverb

(transitive) To dispose of at a scrapyard.

Scrapverb

(transitive) To make into scrap.

Scrapverb

to fight

Scrapnoun

Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

Scrapnoun

Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed; a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.

Scrapnoun

The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps.

Scrapnoun

Same as Scrap iron, below.

Scrapnoun

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole;

Scrapnoun

worthless material that is to be disposed of

Scrapnoun

a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used;

Scrapnoun

the act of fighting; any contest or struggle;

Scrapverb

dispose of (something useless or old);

Scrapverb

have a disagreement over something;

Scrapverb

make into scrap or refuse;

Scrapadjective

disposed of as useless;

Scrapnoun

a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used

Scrapnoun

bits of uneaten food left after a meal

Scrapnoun

used to emphasize the lack or smallness of something

Scrapnoun

a small person or animal, especially one regarded with affection or sympathy

Scrapnoun

a particularly small thing of its kind

Scrapnoun

discarded metal for reprocessing

Scrapnoun

any waste articles or discarded material

Scrapnoun

a fight or quarrel, especially a minor or spontaneous one

Scrapverb

discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal

Scrapverb

abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, or law)

Scrapverb

engage in a minor fight or quarrel

Scrapverb

compete fiercely

Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered metals, and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling.