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shrink·age

 (shrĭng′kĭj)
n.
1. The process of shrinking.
2. The amount or proportion by which something shrinks.
3. A reduction in value; depreciation.
4. The total weight loss sustained by livestock in shipment to a market.
5. Loss of merchandise, especially through theft.
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shrinkage

(ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ)
n
1. the act or fact of shrinking
2. the amount by which anything decreases in size, value, weight, etc
3. (Agriculture) the loss in body weight during shipment and preparation of livestock for marketing as meat
4. (Commerce) the loss of merchandise in a retail store through theft or damage
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shrink•age

(ˈʃrɪŋ kɪdʒ)

n.
1. an act or process of shrinking.
2. the amount or degree of shrinking.
3. contraction of a fabric in finishing or washing.
4. the difference between the original weight of livestock and that after it has been prepared for marketing.
[1790–1800]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.shrinkage - process or result of becoming less or smallershrinkage - process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"
compression, contraction, condensation - the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
decrease, lessening, drop-off - a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
2.shrinkage - the amount by which something shrinks
decrement, decrease - the amount by which something decreases
3.shrinkage - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a storeshrinkage - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"
larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
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shrinkage

[ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] N (gen) → encogimiento m (Tech) (= contraction) → contracción f (Comm) (in shops) → pérdidas fpl
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shrinkage

[ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] n [clothes] → rétrécissement mshrink wrap shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] nfilm m plastiqueshrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] vtemballer sous film plastiqueshrink-wrapped [ˈʃrɪŋkræpt] adjemballé(e) sous film plastique
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shrinkage

n (of material, clothes)Einlaufen nt; (of wood)Schwund m; (of metal)Schrumpfung f; (fig: of tourism, economic growth etc) → Schrumpfung f, → Rückgang m; (Comm) → Schwund m, → Einbußen pl; there will be shrinkage with this materialdieser Stoff läuft noch ein
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shrinkage

[ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] n (of clothes) → restringimento (Comm) (in shops) → perdite fpl (dovute a danno o taccheggio)
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shrink1

(ʃriŋk) past tense shrank (ʃrӕŋk) : past participle shrunk (ʃraŋk) verb
1. to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller. My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?encoger
2. to move back in fear, disgust etc (from). She shrank (back) from the man.retroceder, echarse atrás
3. to wish to avoid something unpleasant. I shrank from telling him the terrible news.esquivar
ˈshrinkage (-kidʒ) noun
the act of shrinking, or the amount by which something shrinks. encogimiento
shrunken (ˈʃraŋk(ən)) adjective
having been made or become smaller. encogido
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In the old days, such a panic, with the accompanying extreme shrinkage of values, would have been a golden harvest time for him.
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I am to warehouse it at owner's risk, and no allowance for shrinkage of course.
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