spillage

/ˈspɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

That which has been spilled.

Countable; Uncountable

"The breeze slams the balcony door, and in fear Sixsmith spills half his vermouth. No, you old fool, it wasn’t a gunshot. He mops up the spillage with a kitchen towel, turns on the TV with the sound down low, and trawls the channels for M*A*S*H."

Etymology tree English spill Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English spillage From spill + -age.

spillages (plural)

antispillage

pillage millage milledge

Questions

How do you pronounce spillage?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/.

What does spillage mean?

The process or action of spilling.

Where does spillage come from?

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