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Meaning of Shoplift | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈʃɒplɪft

Definitions

A shoplifter.

obsolete

Equivalents

Deutsch klauen stehlen
Español furtar hurtar percollar ratear shacar
Suomi näpistää
Magyar ellop
日本語 万引きする
Svenska snatta

Examples

“1704, John Dunton, The Athenian Oracle, Athenian Society, Volume III, page 67, […] and indeed it seems a Hardſhip in our Laws, that a poor Shoplift ſhou′d be hang′d for breaking in and pilfering a few Goods, […] .”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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