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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shrinkage \Shrink"age\, n.
     1. The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or
        measurement.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost
        by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Decrease in value; depreciation. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shrinkage \Shrink"age\, n.
     1. The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or
        measurement.
  
     2. The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost
        by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc.
  
     3. Decrease in value; depreciation. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  shrinkage
       n 1: process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material
            lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" [syn: shrinking]
       2: the amount by which something shrinks
       3: the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store;
          "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for
          shoplifting" [syn: shoplifting]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shrinkage
     n.
     1 The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
     2 The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
     3 (lb en slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when
  cold, such as from immersion in cold water.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  shrinkage
     n.
     1 The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
     2 The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
     3 (lb en slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when
  cold, such as from immersion in cold water.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  shrinkage
     n.
     1 The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
     2 The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
     3 (lb en slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when
  cold, such as from immersion in cold water.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  shrinkage
     n.
     1 The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
     2 The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
     3 (lb en slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when
  cold, such as from immersion in cold water.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shrinkage
     Englanti n.
     kutistuminen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Shrinkage /ʃɹˈɪŋkɪdʒ/
  الإنكماش

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shrinkage /ʃɹˈɪŋkɪdʒ/ 
  redukce

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shrinkage /ʃɹˈɪŋkɪdʒ/ 
  smršťování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shrinkage /ʃɹˈɪŋkɪdʒ/ 
  snižování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  shrinkage /ʃɹˈɪŋkɪdʒ/ 
  úbytek