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shrink

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈʃɹɪŋk

Definitions

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

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of shrink.

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Equivalents

34 more languages
Afrikaanskrimp
Azərbaycan dilikiçilmək
Българскисвивам
Bosanskiminuo
Danskkrympe
Esperantoetigiŝrumpi
Gaeilgecrap
हिन्दीसिकोड़ना
Hrvatskiminuo
Հայերենփոքրանալ
Bahasa Indonesiamemperkecilmenciutmenciutkanmengecil
Te Reo Māorikumu
Српскиminuo
Tiếng Việt

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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