Spoils

What does SPOILS mean?

Spoils is a form of SPOIL.

1. verb

   make a mess of, destroy or ruin

   “I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”

2. verb

   become unfit for consumption or use

   “the meat must be eaten before it spoils”

3. verb

   alter from the original

4. noun

   (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

   “to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.