Definition of spillage
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:the act or process of spilling
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:the quantity that spills :material lost or scattered by spilling
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Examples of spillage in a Sentence
The design of this travel mug helps prevent spillage.
Recent Examples of spillage from the Web
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Crews continue to clean up the sewage spillage and investigators are still trying to pinpoint the exact source of the sewage pipe's connection to the rainwater pipe.
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According to an annual report filed by MAWSS in 2005, another Tropical Storm Cindy caused over 600,000 gallons of spillage in April of that year.
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About the local products taking part: AIM IS TO CLEAN The Wiz King, developed by St. Paul-native Matt Hunter-Swanson, has four purposes: to clean the toilet, to reduce spillage, to assist with potty-training, and to serve as a nightlight.
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The Dias family live next to the spillage of a sewer.
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The ingenious cup and cap essentially acts like a floodgate, preventing most water spillage when the carafe tips over.
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The cracks in the 50-year-old Oroville Dam, and the massive spillage and massive evacuations that followed, shed light on the true legacy of Jerry Brown.
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Although the leak isn’t Apple’s fault, the data spillage comes on the heels of another public-relations embarrassment for the company that was served up courtesy of Gawker’s sister site, Gizmodo.
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First Known Use of spillage
1924
SPILLAGE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of spillage for English Language Learners
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: an occurrence in which something is spilled accidentally
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