Meaning of Shoplifting | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“[…]William Grove for robbing his Master of twenty-sive Guineas ; and Catharine Knox for Shoplifting.”

“1757 December 22, The London Chronicle, Volume II: June 30 - December 31, page 594, Yesterday Afternoon a Woman well dreſs'd, was detected at Mr. Flint′s, a Haberdasher on London-Bridge, in Shoplifting, and on examining her, there were found on her ſome Goods belonging to Mr. Kennet, a Haberdasher at the ſame Place⟳.”

“Shoplifting is one of the most prevalent crimes and it costs retailers millions of dollars each year.”

“On my first day on the watch⟳ after leaving the shoplifting squad I paraded on earlies but had completely forgotten to take⟳ my ear ring⟳ off.”

“In high school, he bleached his hair and began a series of shopliftings and bicycle thefts.”

“And we hardly even consider⟳ the countless robberies, shopliftings, burglaries, carjackings, kidnappings, stalkings, intimidations and harassments.”

“When we described the 80-20 rule⟳, we mentioned that 5% of the stores in Danvers, Massachusetts, accounted for 50% of the reported shopliftings.”

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