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SPOILAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
Example:
her spoiling my dress was deliberate
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spoilage" is a kind of...):
injury (an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage)
Derivation:
spoil (make a mess of, destroy or ruin)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The process of becoming spoiled
Synonyms:
spoilage; spoiling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("spoilage" is a kind of...):
decay (the process of gradually becoming inferior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spoilage"):
mildew; mold; mould (the process of becoming mildewed)
souring (the process of becoming sour)
Derivation:
spoil (become unfit for consumption or use)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The amount that has spoiled
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("spoilage" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
