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shoplifting

shop·lif·ting

US/ˈʃɑˌplɪftɪŋ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store

  • “shrinkage is the retail trade”
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Origin

By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb.

Phrases

  • kamikaze shoplifting

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