Shrinkage Synonyms

shrĭngkĭj
Process or result of becoming less or smaller
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. decrease
  2. diminution
  3. shrinking
  4. lessening
  5. depreciation
The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shoplifting

Words Related to Shrinkage

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Shrinkage Sentence Examples

  • In April 1872 came the revulsion; there was a shrinkage of $60,000,000 in ten days; then in 1873 a tremendous advance, and in 1875 a final and disastrous collapse; in ten years thereafter the stock of the Comstock lode shrank from $3,000,000 to $2,000,000.

  • The shrinkage is the more noticeable in the throwing branch of the industry.

  • Expect three to four inches of shrinkage when the nightshirt is washed.

  • When applied over clay undercoat or one-coat plaster, the previous layers should be fully dry and shrinkage complete before applying finish coats.

  • The lower the drying shrinkage, the less prone a concrete block is to crack.

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