shoplifting Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
    shrinkage.
    • shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting
  2. verb steal in a store
    shoplift.

WordNet


Shop"lift`ing noun
Definitions
  1. Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of anything from a shop.

Webster 1913