shoplifting

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.
2. (countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.

Verb

present participle and gerund of shoplift

shoplift

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

stealing

shoplifter

shrinkage

embezzlement

estrangement

larceny

peculation

petty

petty larceny

pilferage

rip-off

theft

thievery

thieving

breaking and entering

petit larceny

Empty Quiver

thiefdom

break-in

purloinment

burglary

despoilment

Translations

Ladendiebstahl

vol à l’étalage

taccheggio

hurto

vol

✈️

winkeldiefstal

κλοπή

Diebstahl

furt

سلب

Warendiebstahl

Aufriß

κλεψιά από κατάστημα

Raub

robatori

Etymology

By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb.