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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.

Synonyms
Examples for "shoplifting"
Examples for "shoplifting"
1
Retailers, he said, need to report every incidence of shoplifting to gardaí.
The Irish Times
2
Tells of the shoplifting done, and the means heuses to prevent it.
The new yorker
3
You would've assumed it was a security device, something to prevent shoplifting.
Blackbird
4
Arson, shoplifting, burglaries at residential premises and common robberies have also decreased.
The South African
5
You were caught shoplifting in Marks & Spencer in Islington… I was.
The Guardian
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