spoils

Definition von spoils im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spoil
Milk spoils when left out too long.; That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty
Gentle gales, Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole Those balmy spoils. —Milton.; Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as
to the victor belong the spoils.; third-person singular of spoil; {i} booty, loot, plunder; public offices distributed among members of a victorious political party
spoils of war: Any profits extracted as the result of winning a war or other military activity
spoils system: the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
spoils system: practice of giving of benefits, system of providing advantages
spoils system: The postelection practice of rewarding loyal supporters of the winning candidates and party with appointive public offices. or patronage system In U.S. politics, the practice by political parties of rewarding partisans and workers after winning an election. Proponents claim it helps maintain an active party organization by offering supporters jobs and contracts. Critics charge that it awards appointments to the unqualified and is inefficient because even jobs unrelated to public policy change hands after an election. In the U.S., the Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883) was the first step in introducing the merit system in the hiring of government workers. The merit system has almost completely replaced the spoils system. See also civil service
spoils the fun: causes fun time to end, ruins a fun atmosphere
spoil: To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions, armour etc.; to despoil
Roger, that rich Bishop of Salisbury, spoiled of his goods by King Stephen, through grief ran mad, spoke and did he knew not what.
spoil: (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim
spoil: To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess
spoil: To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.)
spoil: Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings
spoil: To carry off (goods) by force; to steal
spoil: To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it
spoil: Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay
spoil: To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use
to the victor go the spoils: The winner of a conflict wins additional benefits, beyond just the subject of the conflict
spoil: the act of stripping and taking by force the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy" become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils
spoil: become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
spoil: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
spoil: {v} to rob, strip, mar, decay, perish, corrupt
spoil: {n} plunder, waste, corruption, a slough
Spoil: despoil
spoil: To practice plunder or robbery
spoil: earth removed from the ditch
spoil: To coddle or pamper to excess
spoil: That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty
spoil: {f} damage; impair, detract from; ruin by excessive indulgence, pamper too much; go bad, decay (of food); plunder, pillage, rob
spoil: become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils
spoil: The act or practice of plundering; robbery; aste
spoil: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
spoil: the act of stripping and taking by force
spoil: If you spoil yourself or spoil another person, you give yourself or them something nice as a treat or do something special for them. Spoil yourself with a new perfume this summer Perhaps I could employ someone to iron his shirts, but I wanted to spoil him. He was my man. = pamper
spoil: That which is gained by strength or effort
spoil: Excavated material such as soil from the trench of a water main
spoil: alter from the original
spoil: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
spoil: If someone spoils their vote, they write something illegal on their voting paper, usually as a protest about the election, and their vote is not accepted. They had broadcast calls for voters to spoil their ballot papers = deface
spoil: the act of stripping and taking by force the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
spoil: To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather
spoil: To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession
spoil: To seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder
spoil: have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
spoil: To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar
spoil: Dirt or rock removed from its original location, destroying the composition of the soil in the process, as in strip-mining, dredging, or construction
spoil: If you spoil children, you give them everything they want or ask for. This is considered to have a bad effect on a child's character. Grandparents are often tempted to spoil their grandchildren whenever they come to visit. + spoilt, spoiled spoilt, spoiled A spoilt child is rarely popular with other children Oh, that child. He's so spoiled
spoil: If you spoil something, you prevent it from being successful or satisfactory. It's important not to let mistakes spoil your life Peaceful summer evenings can be spoilt by mosquitoes
spoil: Dirt or rock removed from its original location--destroying the composition of the soil in the process--as in strip-mining, dredging, or construction
spoil: If you say that someone is spoilt for choice or spoiled for choice, you mean that they have a great many things of the same type to choose from. At lunchtime, MPs are spoilt for choice in 26 restaurants and bars
spoil: American English uses the form spoiled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spoiled or spoilt
spoil: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
spoil: Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid
spoil: Corruption; cause of corruption
spoil: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
spoil: The spoils of something are things that people get as a result of winning a battle or of doing something successfully. True to military tradition, the victors are now treating themselves to the spoils of war
spoil: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
spoil: If food spoils or if it is spoilt, it is no longer fit to be eaten. We all know that fats spoil by becoming rancid Some organisms are responsible for spoiling food and cause food poisoning
spoil: (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
spoil: The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal
spoil: To ruin
spoil: To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading
spoil: means overburden that has been removed during surface coal mining operations
spoil: Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; commonly in the plural; as to the victor belong the spoils
spoil: {i} plunder, loot, goods taken from an enemy in a war or in a robbery; waste material (i.e. earth dug up while mining or excavating)

spoils

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spoylz

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booty, cut, gain, goods, graft, hot goods, loot, make, pickings, pillage, plunder, prey, prize, squeeze, swag

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/ˈspoilz/ /ˈspɔɪlz/

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