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Meanings of shrinkage in English

Process or result of becoming less or smaller.

        The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store.

              Usage of shrinkage in English
              1
              The quotient multiplied by 100 will give the per cent of shrinkage.
              Textiles, for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools ...
              2
              As with any shrinkage of a job base, decline built on decline.
              True compass: a memoir
              3
              The shrinkage didn't improve the definition, but the picture now was arresting.
              Phoenix noir
              4
              When I replace the shrinkage there is bound to be over seven.
              The Harvester
              5
              The Telegraph is also suffering a continuous shrinkage in circulation as well.
              Reuters
              6
              I was a little disconcerted, and my easy confidence suffered a shrinkage.
              Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
              7
              The shrinkage of sponge after cell seeding was suppressed by fiber incorporation.
              Pubmed
              8
              Aren't the critics always groaning over the shrinkage of the national vocabulary?
              Tales of Men and Ghosts
              9
              Volumetric data were corrected for shrinkage and for differences in brain weight.
              Pubmed
              10
              There is much the same shrinkage in both, in the matter of values.
              Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
              11
              New regulations will force further shrinkage simply to generate acceptable returns.
              Reuters
              12
              Lanreotide causes significant pituitary tumour shrinkage in the majority of patients.
              Pubmed
              13
              Not great shrinkage, but there was a lot of truth there.
              The Guardian
              14
              An actual shrinkage of face seemed to have taken place in Mrs. Becker.
              Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
              15
              Such shrinkage can be expected to continue for the Vision Fund's sprawling portfolio.
              Reuters
              16
              Nuclear shrinkage, apoptotic bodies and DNA fragmentation detected using TUNEL assay confirmed apoptosis.
              Pubmed
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              Shrinkage through the time
              Shrinkage across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common