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SHOPLIFTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
Example:
shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting
Synonyms:
shoplifting; shrinkage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb shoplift
