spoilage

CEFRB2

/spˈɔɪlədʒ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The process of becoming damaged or bad, especially food.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The process of spoiling.

Examples

  • Put your leftovers in airtight containers to prevent spoilage.

  • Salt preserves fish from spoilage.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The part of something that has spoiled.

More examples

In context

  • To prevent spoilage, store in a cool, dry place.

  • Food packaging reduces spoilage.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

To prevent food blank during long distance transport, we packed the fish in ice.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From spoil + -age.