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Meaning of SHOPLIFTING

Pronunciation:  sh'âpl`ifting

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"
 
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 Synonyms: shrinkage
 
 See Also: larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Shop"lift`ing\, n.
Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of anything from a
shop.
 

 

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