shrinkage
reduction or depreciation in quantity, value, etc.
contraction of a fabric in finishing or washing.
the difference between the original weight of livestock and that after it has been prepared for marketing.
Commerce. loss of merchandise through breakage, pilferage, shoplifting, etc.
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How to use shrinkage in a sentence
Widespread dissatisfaction and shrinkage in the ranks of the middle class has long been linked with political instability.
Zinna explains this helps prevent shrinkage and shape loss, but can also lead to additional dye transfer.
Sorting your laundry correctly will make your clothes last longer | Sandra Gutierrez G. | February 5, 2022 | Popular-ScienceThey may affect body shrinkage even more than steady warming does.
As the tropics warm, some birds are shrinking | Jonathan Lambert | December 23, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThe brilliant thing about this method is that it helps prevent shrinkage — something that seems to always afflict my tart crusts, even if I’m careful to chill the dough and to resist stretching it.
This extra-creamy vegetable quiche stars squash or mushrooms — your choice | Joe Yonan | December 19, 2021 | Washington Post“Our starting point is an assumption that the shrinkage in the economy post-pandemic is mostly informal and hence the loss in output across sectors gives us a measure of the informal sector,” it said.
The shrinking of India’s informal economy may be deceptive | Mimansa Verma | November 1, 2021 | Quartz
You lose connectivity between portions of your brain, and some regions even experience shrinkage, according to Williams.
Running 15 Miles a Week Could Slash Alzheimer’s Risk | DailyBurn | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe ill effects of hypernatremia are primarily caused by cell shrinkage and damage in the brain.
“In general, gray matter shrinkage may have no impact,” says Dr. Nicole Prause of University of California, Los Angeles.
True, much of that shrinkage can be traced to individuals bringing income forward to avoid higher tax rates in 2013.
As for their carrot, not the stuff of legend, with or without shrinkage.
A similar shrinkage has been displayed in the case of the protesting Alsace-Lorrainers, who returned only two deputies in 1907.
Customs receipts are larger than ever before, and there is no shrinkage at the clearing house.
Some Cities and San Francisco and Resurgam | Hubert Howe BancroftSuch shrinkage is usually the result of insufficient blanching, or poor packing or both.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesRugose: Short irregular folds, due to shrinkage of surface growth.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreOn account of the absence of oil, the shrinkage of French spun worsted is considerably less than that made by the Bradford system.
Textiles | William H. Dooley
British Dictionary definitions for shrinkage
/ (ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ) /
the act or fact of shrinking
the amount by which anything decreases in size, value, weight, etc
the loss in body weight during shipment and preparation of livestock for marketing as meat
the loss of merchandise in a retail store through theft or damage
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