SHOPLIFTING
shoplifting, shrinkage
(noun) the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; “shrinkage is the retail trade’s euphemism for shoplifting”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb.
Noun
shoplifting (countable and uncountable, plural shopliftings)
(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.
(countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
Verb
shoplifting
present participle of shoplift
Source: Wiktionary
Shop"lift`ing, n.
Definition: Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of anything from a shop.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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