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Noun: shoplifting  'shóp`lifting
  1. The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
    "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"
    - shrinkage
Verb: shoplift  'shóp`lift
  1. Steal in a store

Derived forms: shopliftings

See also: shoplifter

Type of: larceny, steal, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving

Encyclopedia: Shoplift

Shoplifting