SHRINKAGE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
   Synonym(s)
   • shoplifting (what does shoplifting mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • shrinkage is the retail trade’’s euphemism for shoplifting
   Hypernyms(s) shrinkage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • larceny (what does larceny mean?)
   • theft (what does theft mean?)
   • thievery (what does thievery mean?)
   • thieving (what does thieving mean?)
   • stealing (what does stealing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shoplift (what does shoplift mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the amount by which something shrinks
   Hypernyms(s) shrinkage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • decrement (what does decrement mean?)
3. Meaning
   • process or result of becoming less or smaller
   Synonym(s)
   • shrinking (what does shrinking mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage
   Hypernyms(s) shrinkage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • lessening (what does lessening mean?)
   • drop-off (what does drop-off mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • condensation (what does condensation mean?)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)