Lexic.us

Definition of Spoilage

1. Noun. The amount that has spoiled.

2. Noun. The process of becoming spoiled.

3. Noun. The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it. "Her spoiling my dress was deliberate"

Definition of Spoilage

1. Noun. The part of something that has spoiled. ¹

2. Noun. The process of spoiling. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spoilage

1. something that is spoiled or wasted [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spoilage

spodosol spodosols spods spodumene spodumenes spoffish spoffy spoil spoil-sport spoil-sports

spoil five spoil heap spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar spoilable spoilables spoilage (current term) spoilages spoilation spoiled spoiled brat

spoiled brats spoiler spoiler effect spoiler effects spoiler space spoilered spoilerific spoilers spoilfive spoilful

Literary usage of Spoilage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manufacturing Costs and Accounts by Alexander Hamilton Church (1917)
"Waste is not quite the same thing as spoilage, though the line is hard to define. spoilage is always accidental, though a certain percentage of spoilage may ..."

2. Essentials of Industrial Costing by George Simpson Armstrong (1921)
"It must first be reported and that is accomplished by means of the spoilage Slip illustrated in Figure 29. This slip is costed as shown and the charge for ..."

3. Canning and Preserving of Food Products with Bacteriological Technique: A by Edward Wiley Duckwall (1905)
"Laboratory Work on spoilage Cases. spoilage Due to Poor Tin Plate. spoilage Due to Imperfect ... Method of Determining Cause of spoilage, Whether Leaks or ..."

4. The Microbiology and Microanalysis of Foods by Albert Schneider (1920)
"This is certainly a fruitful source of canned food spoilage. ... (c) Pre-processing spoilage. Unprincipled canners have put up food which they knew to be ..."

5. The Microbiology and Microanalysis of Foods by Albert Schneider (1920)
"This is certainly- a fruitful source of canned food spoilage. ... (d) Post-processing spoilage.—This is wholly due to insufficient or inadequate processing, ..."

6. Business Costs by De Witt Carl Eggleston, Frederick Bertrand Robinson (1921)
"spoilage and Lost Time.— A certain amount of spoiled work results from ... Factory reports for the period give the amount of spoilage and lost time as ..."

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