Definition of spoilage
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Examples of spoilage in a Sentence
The milk should be refrigerated to prevent spoilage.
in the days before refrigeration, spoilage was a constant problem
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That would be his butler Bunter (a fittingly imperious Nolan Palmer), who goes into full crisis mode over the spoilage of – horrors! – a batch of vintage sherry.
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To combat potential spoilage of its shocking Season 4.5 premiere last Friday, Sci Fi sent reviewers screener DVDs that did not include the revelation of the final Cylon.
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SPOILAGE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of spoilage for English Language Learners
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: the process or result of decaying
SPOILAGE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of spoilage for Students
: the process or result of the decay of food
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