shrinkage

English Thesaurus

1. the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store (noun.act)

hypernym	:	larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving,
definition	:	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully (noun.act)

2. the amount by which something shrinks (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	decrease, decrement,
definition	:	the amount by which something decreases (noun.attribute)

3. process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event)

hypernym	:	decrease, drop-off, lessening,
definition	:	a change downward (noun.event)

hyponym	:	compression, condensation, contraction,
definition	:	the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)

4. the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store (noun.act)

derivation	:	shoplift,
definition	:	steal in a store (verb.possession)

5. process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event)

derivation	:	contract, shrink,
definition	:	become smaller or draw together (verb.change)

derivation	:	reduce, shrink,
definition	:	reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)

6. the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store (noun.act)

derivation	:	shoplift,
definition	:	steal in a store (verb.possession)

7. process or result of becoming less or smaller (noun.event)

derivation	:	contract, shrink,
definition	:	become smaller or draw together (verb.change)

derivation	:	reduce, shrink,
definition	:	reduce in size; reduce physically (verb.change)