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Uncommonspoil
The correct spelling is spoil.
How to pronounce spoil
/spɔɪl/
nounIPA: /spɔɪl/
Say it like: Spo-yl
The correct spelling is spoil. (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. For example: "Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil."
Usage Examples
“Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
- 2.Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings.
verb
- 1.To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
- 2.To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
- 3.To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
- 4.To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
- 5.To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
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