Shoplifting Definition

noun

(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.

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(countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
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verb

Present participle of shoplift.

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Other Word Forms of Shoplifting

Noun

Singular:
shoplifting
Plural:
shopliftings

Origin of Shoplifting

  • The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb.

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Shoplifting Sentence Examples

  • Crowds increase and stores get busier so employees are focused on helping others and can't really watch everyone, so shoplifting becomes easier, especially to the thieves who understand how stores work and work in pairs or groups.

  • Bai Ling will appear in court March 5 to face shoplifting charges.

  • In 2011, she added shoplifting to her impressive collection of blunders.

  • When a store has money locked up in inventory, they worry about shoplifting.

  • Unlike school phobia, truancy often occurs with other antisocial behaviors such as shoplifting, lying, and drug and alcohol use.

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