Shrinkage Definition

shrĭngkĭj
noun
The act or process of shrinking; contraction in size, as of a fabric in washing.
Webster's New World
Decrease in value; depreciation.
Webster's New World
The amount of such shrinking, decrease, etc.
Webster's New World
The total loss in weight of livestock from the time of shipment to the final processing as meat.
Webster's New World
Loss of merchandise, especially through theft.
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Other Word Forms of Shrinkage

Noun

Singular:
shrinkage
Plural:
shrinkages

Origin of Shrinkage

  • shrink +"Ž -age

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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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SSHSHR

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EGEAGE

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