shrinkage   (TTS Sound)

The noun shrinkage has 3 senses

• shrinking, shrinkage -- (process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage")


• shrinkage -- (the amount by which something shrinks)


• shoplifting, shrinkage -- (the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting")