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- Dictionaryspillage/ˈspɪlɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. the action of spilling a liquid, or the fact of a liquid being spilled: "packages are sealed to prevent spillage"
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The meaning of SPILLAGE is the act or process of spilling. How to use spillage in a sentence.
noun [ C or U ] formal uk / ˈspɪl.ɪdʒ / us / ˈspɪl.ɪdʒ / Add to word list. a spill: oil spillages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Environmental issues. agroecology. air pollution. anoxia. anoxic. anti-conservation. carbon capture. dumping ground. eco-audit. eco-footprint. efficiency. energy conservation. energy security.
noun [ C or U ] formal us / ˈspɪl.ɪdʒ / uk / ˈspɪl.ɪdʒ / Add to word list. a spill: oil spillages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Environmental issues. agroecology. air pollution. anoxia. anoxic. anti-conservation. deforestation. dumping ground. eco-audit. eco-footprint. efficiency. energy conservation. energy security.
Spillage definition: the act or process of spilling. . See examples of SPILLAGE used in a sentence.
If there is a spillage, a substance such as oil escapes from its container. Spillage is also used to refer to the substance that escapes.
IPA guide. Other forms: spillages. Definitions of spillage. noun. the amount that has spilled. see more. noun. the act of allowing a fluid to escape. synonyms: release, spill.
an act of letting a liquid come or fall out of a container; the amount of liquid that comes or falls out. Put the bottle in a plastic bag in case of spillage. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
spillage. ( ˈspɪlɪdʒ) n. 1. an instance or the process of spilling. 2. something spilt or the amount spilt. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
spillage. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English spil‧lage /ˈspɪlɪdʒ/ noun [ countable, uncountable] a spill 2(1) Examples from the Corpus spillage • In well ventilated theatres it is unlikely that any colour change will occur unless accidental spillage should take place.
v. to (cause or allow to) run or fall from a container, esp. accidentally or wastefully: [ ~ + object] to spill milk from a glass. [ no object] The milk spilled on the floor. [ no object] to flow, esp. beyond the customary boundaries: Tears spilled from her eyes.
