spoilage

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noun

The part of something that has spoiled.

“To prevent spoilage, store in a cool, dry place.”

Similar
spoilingspoil
OriginEnglish spoil ← Middle English spoilen ← Old French espoillier →
UncommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

nounspoilage (countable and uncountable, plural spoilages)

plural spoilages

  1. countableuncountableThe part of something that has spoiled.
  2. countableuncountableThe process of spoiling.

    To prevent spoilage, store in a cool, dry place.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe process of becoming spoiled

Similar
spoiling
Broader
decay

nounthe act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

Similar
spoilspoiling
Broader
injury
Also see
spoilspoiling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinspolium
  2. Latinspoliāre
  3. Old Frenchespoillier
  4. Middle Englishspoilen
  5. Englishspoil
  6. Englishspoilage

From spoil + -age.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish hävikki, pilaantuminen
  • hävikkipart
  • pilaantuminenprocess
French détérioration
  • détériorationprocess
Greek ξίνισμα
  • ξίνισμα (xínisma)process
Italian deterioramento
  • deterioramentoprocess
Portuguese deterioração
  • deterioraçãoprocess
Spanish deterioro, deterioración
  • deterioroprocess
  • deterioraciónprocess
Turkish bozulma, iğtişaş
  • bozulmaprocess
  • iğtişaşprocess

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aegilopsPelasgoi
Cite this entry
APA

spoilage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoilage

MLA

“spoilage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoilage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spoilage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoilage.

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