shrinkage
noun
1 shrinkage
Process or result of becoming less or smaller:
— The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.
synonym: shrinking.
Dutch: inkrimping, krimp
Polish: obkurczenie się, ściągnięcie się, skurczenie się
2 shrinkage
The amount by which something shrinks.
Dutch: verkleining, verkleiningsfactor
3 shrinkage
The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store:
— Shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting.
synonym: shoplifting.
Dutch: winkeldiefstal
Moby thesaurus: Sanforizing, ablation, atrophy, attenuation, attrition, consumption, corrosion, curtailment, cut, cutting, decrease, decrement, deliquescence, depletion, depreciation, derogation, detraction, diminution, dip, disparagement ... show more.
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