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spoilage

DEFINITIONS OF: spoilage

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n the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

Synonyms:
spoil, spoiling
Type of:
injury
an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage

n the process of becoming spoiled

Synonyms:
spoiling
Types:
mildew, mold, mould
the process of becoming mildewed
souring
the process of becoming sour
Type of:
decay
the process of gradually becoming inferior

n the amount that has spoiled

Type of:
indefinite quantity
an estimated quantity
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