Definitions of shrinkage [ˈʃrɪŋ kɪdʒ]

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Definition of 'shrinkage'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) shrinkage
an act or process of shrinking.

2.  shrinkage
the amount or degree of shrinking.

3.  shrinkage
contraction of a fabric in finishing or washing.

4.  shrinkage
the difference between the original weight of livestock and that after it has been prepared for marketing.

Etymology: (1790–1800)

Definition of 'shrinkage'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) shrinking, shrinkage
process or result of becoming less or smaller
"the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

2. (noun) shrinkage
the amount by which something shrinks

3. (noun) shoplifting, shrinkage
the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
"shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"

Definition of 'shrinkage'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) shrinkage
the act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement

2. (noun) shrinkage
the amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc

3. (noun) shrinkage
decrease in value; depreciation

Translation of 'shrinkage'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the act of shrinking, or the amount by which something shrinks.
Afrikaans: inkrimping	Arabic: إنْكِماش، تَقَلُّص	Bulgarian: свиване
Brazilian: encolhimento	Czech: sražení	German: das Schrumpfen
Danish: svind; krympning	Greek: συρρίκνωση, μάζεμα	Spanish: encogimiento
Estonian: kokkutõmbumine	Farsi: انقباض	Finnish: kutistuminen
French: rétrécissement	Hebrew: הִתכַּווצוּת	Hindi: संकुचन
Croatian: stezanje, smanjenje	Hungarian: (össze)zsugorodás	Indonesian: penyusutan, berkurang
Icelandic: það að hlaupa/dragast sam	Italian: restringimento	Japanese: 収縮
Korean: 수축	Lithuanian: susitraukimas	Latvian: saraušanās; saraušanās li
Malay: pengecutan	Dutch: inkrimping	Norwegian: krymping, svinn
Polish: kurczenie się, ubytek	Persian: انقباض	Pashto: غونجېدنه: لږېدنه: كمېدنه،
Portuguese: encolhimento	Romanian: strâmtare	Russian: усадка
Slovak: zrazenie (látky)	Slovenian: skrčenje	Serbian: skupljanje
Swedish: krympning, krympmån	Thai: การหด	Turkish: büzülme; çekme payı
Taiwanese: 縮小(量)	Ukrainian: скорочення; усадка	Urdu: سکڑنے کا عمل، سکڑنے کی مق
Vietnamese: sự co	Chinese: 收缩（量）
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