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spoil ~ spoil

[the same pronunciation]

“Spoil” (verb ~~~  spoil – spoiled/spoilt – spoiled/spoilt ) is ‘(of something or someone) to make or become bad, useless, out of order, unpleasant; to treat someone very kindly so that they become bad – undisciplined and uncontrollable; (of food and drinks) to start to go bad – become useless, some times becoming harmful, for eating’,

e.g.

The sudden rain spoiled all our fun at the beach.

He spoiled all her plans.

All the food in the fridge has spoiled.  (… has gone bad)

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“Spoil” (noun & always in its plural form with a definite article the __ ‘the spoils’) is ‘the things stolen from a place by thieves or an army that has won a battle; the profits or advantages that someone gets from being successful; the waste material, such as the soil and stones, that is brought up when a hole or mine is dug’,

e.g.

The thieves divided up the spoils.

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