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shrinkage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shrinkage has 3 senses
- shrinkage(n = noun.event) shrinking - process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" has particulars: compression, condensation, contraction
- shrinkage(n = noun.attribute) Array - the amount by which something shrinks; Array is a kind of decrease, decrement
- shrinkage(n = noun.act) shoplifting - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting" is a kind of larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving
is a kind of decrease, drop-off, lessening
Derived forms verb shrink4, verb shrink3
CIDE DICTIONARY
shrinkage, n.
- The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement. [1913 Webster]
- The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Decrease in value; depreciation. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
shrinkage, n.
1 a the process or fact of shrinking. b the degree or amount of shrinking.
2 an allowance made for the reduction in takings due to wastage, theft, etc.
1 a the process or fact of shrinking. b the degree or amount of shrinking.
2 an allowance made for the reduction in takings due to wastage, theft, etc.
THESAURUS
shrinkage
Sanforizing, ablation, atrophy, attenuation, attrition, consumption, corrosion, curtailment, cut, cutting, decrease, decrement, deliquescence, depletion, depreciation, derogation, detraction, diminution, dip, disparagement, dissipation, dissolution, drain, drying, drying up, emaceration, emaciation, erosion, evaporation, exhaustion, expenditure, extraction, impairment, impoverishment, leakage, lessening, loss, parching, preshrinkage, reduction, remission, retraction, retrenchment, searing, shortening, shrinking, shriveling, thinning, truncation, using, using up, wastage, waste, wasting, wear and tear, wearing, wearing away, withering
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