spoilage

n.

1. 1. The process of becoming spoiled.
   2. The condition of being spoiled.
2. 1. Something that has been spoiled.
   2. The degree to which something has been spoiled.

Production that does not result in good finished products. The amount of spoilage can be considered either normal or abnormal. Spoilage can be classified into the following categories: (1) Spoiled goods-goods that do not meet production standards and are either sold for their salvage value or discarded; (2) Defective units-goods that do not meet standards and are sold at a reduced price or reworked and sold at the regular or a reduced price; (3) Waste-material that is lost in the manufacturing process by shrinkage, evaporation, etc.; and (4) Scrap-by-product of the manufacturing process that has a minor market value.

noun

The condition of being decayed: breakdown, decay, decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, putrefaction, putrescence, putridness, rot, rottenness. See better/worse, thrive/fail/exist.

Decomposition; said of meat, milk, animal feeds especially ensilage.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - det at blive fordærvet, spild, makulatur, udskudsark

Nederlands (Dutch)
bederf, bedorven spullen, verlies door bederf

Français (French)
n. - déchets, détérioration

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verderben, Ausschuß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κακέκτυπο χαρτί, καταστροφή τροφίμων από μπαγιάτεμα κ.λπ.

Italiano (Italian)
deperimento, danno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desperdício (m), lixo (m)

Русский (Russian)
порча, испорченный товар, брак

Español (Spanish)
n. - desperdicios, desechos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förruttnelse, förstöring, svinn, avgång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
掠夺, 损坏物, 糟蹋, 印坏的废纸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 掠奪, 損壞物, 糟蹋, 印壞的廢紙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 인쇄하다 못쓰게 된 종이, 망치기, 손상

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 損ずること, 損傷, 刷りそこない, だめにすること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تلف, فساد, مقدار الخسارة نتيجه التلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קלקול, דבר שהושחת‬

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