Dictionary Entry
shrinkage
shrinkage is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 18 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement.
- 2noun
The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc.
- 3noun
Decrease in value; depreciation.
- 4noun
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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- 5noun
the amount by which something shrinks
- 6noun
process or result of becoming less or smaller
"the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"
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