SPOILAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spoilage mean? 

• SPOILAGE (noun)
  The noun SPOILAGE has 3 senses:

1. the amount that has spoiled

2. the process of becoming spoiled

3. the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

  Familiarity information: SPOILAGE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPOILAGE (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The process of becoming spoiled

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

spoilage; spoiling

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 act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

spoil; spoilage; spoiling

Context example:

her spoiling my dress was deliberate

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)

 Context examples 

L. brevis is non pathogenic but may be a concern for brewers due to its beer and wine spoilage ability.

(Lactobacillus brevis, NCI Thesaurus)