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shrinkage
[ shring-kij ]
noun
- the act or fact of shrinking.
- the amount or degree of shrinking.
- reduction or depreciation in quantity, value, etc.
- contraction of a fabric in finishing or washing.
- the difference between the original weight of livestock and that after it has been prepared for marketing.
- Commerce. loss of merchandise through breakage, pilferage, shoplifting, etc.
shrinkage
/ ˈʃ°ùɪŋ°ìɪ»åÏô /
noun
- the act or fact of shrinking
- the amount by which anything decreases in size, value, weight, etc
- the loss in body weight during shipment and preparation of livestock for marketing as meat
- the loss of merchandise in a retail store through theft or damage
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shrinkage1
Example Sentences
This led to the significant shrinkage of tumors before standard chemotherapy was administered.
However you want to describe what’s going on in the Hollywood economy right now, there are potentially brutal long-term consequences of the entertainment industry’s shrinkage.
While higher temperatures increase glacier melt, temporarily boosting oases' water supplies, "as glaciers gradually disappear, the yield of meltwater will eventually decrease, leading to the shrinkage of oases once again," Gui said.
As if this movement is not bad enough, the swelling or shrinkage is not at all equal across the length, thickness and width of any given piece of lumber.
Rising wages, inflation and higher losses due to shrinkage have reduced profits for retailers in a deep-discount sector where margins are already extremely low.
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