spoilage
[ spoi-lij ]
/ ˈspɔɪ lɪdʒ /
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noun
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spodogenous, spodosol, spodumene, Spohr, spoil, spoilage, spoil bank, spoiled priest, spoiler, spoiler party, spoilfive
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British Dictionary definitions for spoilage
spoilage
/ (ˈspɔɪlɪdʒ) /
noun
the act or an instance of spoiling or the state or condition of being spoilt
an amount of material that has been wasted by being spoiltthe spoilage of corn was considerable
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