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SHOPLIFTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shoplifting mean?
• SHOPLIFTING (noun)
The noun SHOPLIFTING has 1 sense:
1. the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
Familiarity information: SHOPLIFTING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
shoplifting; shrinkage
Context example:
shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting
Hypernyms ("shoplifting" is a kind of...):
larceny; stealing; theft; thievery; thieving (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully)
Derivation:
shoplift (steal in a store)
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