Shrinkage is a decrease in the size or amount of something.
Allow for some shrinkage in both length and width.
...a shrinkage in industrial output.
shrinkage in British English
(ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ)
noun
1.
the act or fact of shrinking
2.
the amount by which anything decreases in size, value, weight, etc
3.
the loss in body weight during shipment and preparation of livestock for marketing as meat
4.
the loss of merchandise in a retail store through theft or damage
shrinkage in American English
(ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ)
noun
1.
the act or process of shrinking; contraction in size, as of a fabric in washing
2.
decrease in value; depreciation
3.
the total loss in weight of livestock from the time of shipment to the final processing as meat
4.
the amount of such shrinking, decrease, etc.
shrinkage in Mechanical Engineering
(ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ)
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Manufacturing and assembly)
Shrinkage is a reduction in the volume of a material.
Shrinkage occurs when molten metal solidifies because metals are less dense as a liquid thanas a solid.
Shrinkage is the reduction of the dimensions of a plastic part, compared with its mold dimensions.
Shrinkage is a reduction in the volume of a material.
shrinkage in Retail
(ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ)
noun
(Retail: Merchandising)
In a retail store, shrinkage is the loss of merchandise through theft or damage.
Shrinkage is due to shoplifting losses, breakage, and accounting errors.
The average shrinkage percentage through theft in the retail industry is about 2% of sales.
In a retail store, shrinkage is the loss of merchandise through theft or damage.
Examples of 'shrinkage' in a sentence
shrinkage
In clay soils, this can cause shrinkage or swelling of the ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And it is very difficult to reconcile the relative strength of these with the 0.7 per cent shrinkage.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That brings to 20 per cent the shrinkage in subsidy to the arts since the coalition first brightened our lives.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Other health risks include liver disease, damage to the heart muscles, memory loss and shrinkage of the brain.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The preliminary growth figures come after a 2.2 per cent shrinkage in the first quarter and are worse than government forecasts of a 4.4 per cent decline.