spillage

[spil-ij]

noun

1. the act or process of spilling. spill.

2. an amount that spills spill or is spilled. spill.

ˈspillage

/ ˈspɪlɪdʒ /

noun

1. an instance or the process of spilling

2. something spilt or the amount spilt

Word History and Origins

Origin of spillage¹

First recorded in 1920–25; spill ¹ + -age

Example Sentences

This is one of the biggest environmental lawsuits in Zambia's history, with the farmers saying the spillage affects about 300,000 households in the copper-mining region.

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Police have not yet found a spillage or leak that could have led to their illness.

From BBC

Altogether 10 adults were taken to hospital but police have not yet found a spillage or leak that contributed to the illness.

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Soon after the spillage occurred, the authorities suggested the tanker had originated in Panama and had been towed by a tugboat.

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Public health bosses say they hope to start reducing restrictions “very quickly” on a 12-mile stretch of canals in the West Midlands following a toxic chemical spillage.

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