Meaning of shrink | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
2. A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
   derogatory, slang, sometimes
3. Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
   uncountable

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Examples

“Yet almost with, with sudden shrink, That I had less to praise.”

“You need to see a shrink, you crazy fool.”

“My shrink said that he was an enabler, bad for me.”

“I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams / She says it's lack of sex that's bringing me down”

“"From behind the counter of this provincial train station coffee shop, Joanna was barista and unofficial shrink to wildly varied London-bound travellers," writes author Laline Paull. Confessions of a Barista on Platform 1 was published on February 9 by The Firle Press [...].”

“Assuming the retailer's shrink is average or below, and the owner is comfortable with the level of shrink, perhaps nothing more need be done except to maintain vigilance and to monitor the shrink for signs of emerging problems.”

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