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Shrinkage Common

Origin: French suffix -age

Shrinkage has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

process or result of becoming less or smaller

"the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

2

the amount by which something shrinks

3

the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store

"shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"

4

The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.

See Also
leather hard cold obsolescence genitalia kraurosis vulvae merchandise shrunken oculomucocutaneous syndrome
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
decrease larceny
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
compression
Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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