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Noun (3 meanings)

1. the amount that has spoiled.

spoilage is a type of:

indefinite quantity (noun) - an estimated quantity

2. the process of becoming spoiled.

spoilage, spoiling

spoilage is a type of:

decay (noun) - the process of gradually becoming inferior

types of spoilage:

mildew, mold, mould (noun) - the process of becoming mildewed
souring (noun) - the process of becoming sour

spoilage is derivationally related to:

to spoil, go bad (verb) - become unfit for consumption or use

3. the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it.

spoil, spoiling, spoilage

Example:

“her spoiling my dress was deliberate”

spoilage is a type of:

injury (noun) - an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage

spoilage is derivationally related to:

to botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up (verb) - make a mess of, destroy or ruin
to mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate (verb) - make imperfect