Associations to the word «Shrinkage»

Wiktionary

SHRINKAGE, noun. The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
SHRINKAGE, noun. The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
SHRINKAGE, noun. (slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.

Dictionary definition

SHRINKAGE, noun. Process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage".
SHRINKAGE, noun. The amount by which something shrinks.
SHRINKAGE, noun. The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope