SPOILAGE

spoil, spoiling, spoilage

(noun) the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; “her spoiling my dress was deliberate”

spoilage, spoiling

(noun) the process of becoming spoiled

spoilage

(noun) the amount that has spoiled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spoilage (countable and uncountable, plural spoilages)

The part of something that has spoiled.

The process of spoiling.

Anagrams

• aegilops, ægilops

Source: Wiktionary



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