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spoilage|ˈspɔɪlɪdʒ|
[f. spoil v.1 + -age.]
†1. The action or fact of plundering or robbing.
1597Beard Theatre God's Judgem. (1612) 249 Not satisfied with the pillage and spoilage of their houses. 1611Cotgr. s.v. Tirer, What hath beene got by miserie and pillage, comes to be subiect to vnthriftie spoylage.
2. a. The action of spoiling; the fact of being spoilt.
1816Bentham Chrestom. Wks. 1843 VIII. 51 The expence produced by spoilage, during the teaching, is a counter-consideration, which must not be neglected.
b. The deterioration or decay of foodstuffs and perishable goods. orig. U.S.
1928Mineral Water Trade Rev. 18 Jan. 16/1 The question of spoilage is not thoroughly dealt with in this country. Spoilage is an American term denoting any kind of deterioration found in a bottled carbonated beverage. 1958New Scientist 24 July 481/1 The time that elapses between the killing of a whale and its arrival at the processing plant is often long enough for serious bacterial spoilage to develop, impairing both the yield and quality of the oil and the flesh itself. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 27 Mar. 3/1 Israel has relied on subtler tactics to control the West Bankers. These have included detaining farmers' produce trucks to cause spoilage.
3. That which is or has been spoilt; spec. in printing (see quot. 1888).
1888Jacobi Printer's Vocab. 130 Spoilage, applied to the sheets spoilt in printing, sometimes called ‘waste’. 1892― in Athenæum 27 Aug. 289/2 A very small percentage [of extra sheets] to cover waste and spoilage. |