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 [ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ]

n

1. the act or fact of shrinking

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

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the loss in body weight during shipment and preparation of livestock for marketing as meat

4. (Business / Commerce) the loss of merchandise in a retail store through theft or damage

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 (gen) → encogimiento m (Tech) (= contraction) → contracción f (Comm) (in shops) → pérdidas fpl

shrinkage [ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] n [clothes] → rétrécissement m
shrink wrap shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] n → film m plastique
shrink-wrap [ˈʃrɪŋkræp] vt → emballer sous film plastique
shrink-wrapped [ˈʃrɪŋkræpt] adj → emballé(e) sous film plastique

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 material → dieser Stoff läuft noch ein

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

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