Definitions
the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
Word origin
From shrink + -age.
Used in a sentence
“How far progress has been made in liquidating the locomotive stock of the old companies may be judged from the shrinkage in their numbers, by some 50 per cent. at the end of 1931, to about 35 per cent. in 1938.”
“Do women know about shrinkage?”
“This is why guys experience "shrinkage" after they've been swimming.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Reduction in size”9 letters
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