"spoils" meaning in English

See spoils in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-spoils.ogg [US] Forms: [singular], spoils [plural]
Head templates: {{noun2}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The spoils of something (such as a war) are what winners take from losers.
    Sense id: simple-spoils-en-noun-EkDNnuQ0

Verb

Audio: en-us-spoils.ogg [US] Forms: spoiled [past], spoiled [past, participle], spoil [canonical], spoils [third-person, singular], spoilt [past], spoilt [past, participle], spoiling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|spoil}} [POS TABLE], {{verb2|spoil|spoils|spoilt|spoilt|spoiling}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of spoil.
    Sense id: simple-spoils-en-verb-uSJ204x-
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