shrinkage

shrink·age  (shrngkj)

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

Noun

1. the fact of shrinking

2. the amount by which anything decreases in size, value, or weight

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shrinkage - process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" shrinking 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 store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting" shoplifting larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"

Translations

shrinkage [ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] n → encogimiento; reducción f;

(COMM) (in shops) → pérdidas fpl

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shrinkage [ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] n [of clothes] → rétrécissement m

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shrinkage [ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] shrink n (of clothes) → Einlaufen nt

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shrinkage [ˈʃrɪnkɪdʒ] n → restringimento