shrinkage | | |
n. (event) | 1. shrinkage, shrinking | process or result of becoming less or smaller.; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" |
| ~ compression, contraction, condensation | the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together.; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" |
| ~ decrease, lessening, drop-off | a change downward.; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" |
n. (attribute) | 2. shrinkage | the amount by which something shrinks. |
| ~ decrement, decrease | the amount by which something decreases. |
n. (act) | 3. shoplifting, shrinkage | the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store.; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting" |
| ~ larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving | the act of taking something from someone unlawfully.; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" |
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