shrinkage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shrinkage	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for shrinkage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shrinkage n process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" Synonym(s): shrinking, shrinkage the amount by which something shrinks the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting" Synonym(s): shoplifting, shrinkage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shrinkage \Shrink"age\, n. 1. The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement. 2. The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc. 3. Decrease in value; depreciation. [Colloq.]