shoplifting
shoplifting · shopliftings
магазинная кража, шоплифтинг
Ladendiebstahl
The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of businessThe action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.
US/ʃˈɑplˌɪftɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.
the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
(countable)A theft from a shop during trading hours.
Ladendiebstahl, Ladendiebstahl
магази́нная кра́жаmagazínnaja kráža, шопли́фтингšoplífting
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
action of the verb to shoplift:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
theft from a shop:
Origin
By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb.By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb.
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Forms
plural: shopliftings| Singular | shoplifting |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store:shrinkage
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable