spoilage
The part of something that has spoiledThe part of something that has spoiled.
» Put your leftovers in airtight containers to prevent spoilage.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The part of something that has spoiled.
the amount that has spoiled
(countable, uncountable)The process of spoiling.
To prevent spoilage, store in a cool, dry place.
the process of becoming spoiled
Examples
4 sentencesPut your leftovers in airtight containers to prevent spoilage.
Food packaging reduces spoilage.
Salt preserves fish from spoilage.
ruСоль не даёт рыбе испортиться. — marafon
deSalz schützt Fisch vor dem Verderben. — Dani6187
Refrigerators save food from spoilage.
deKühlschränke bewahren Lebensmittel vor dem Verderben. — xtofu80
Translations
4 languagesForms
plural: spoilagesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.