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

1. noun. The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or measurement.
2. noun. The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc.
3. noun. Decrease in value; depreciation.
4. noun. the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store

   "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"

   Synonyms: shoplifting

5. noun. the amount by which something shrinks
6. noun. process or result of becoming less or smaller

   "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage"

   Synonyms: shrinking

Synonyms

shoplifting, shrinking

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in shrinkage:

kashering, reshaking

Common word forms

shrinkages

Words from these letters

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