shoplifting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.
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.
2006, Gennaro F. Vito, Jeffrey R. Maahs, Ronald M. Holmes, Criminology: Theory, Research, And Policy, page 337: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.
2007, Paul W. Browning, The Good Guys Wear Blue, page 193:[…]William Grove for robbing his Master of twenty-sive Guineas ; and Catharine Knox for Shoplifting.
1724, The Chronological Diary For the Year 1724, page 45:
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(countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
In high school, he bleached his hair and began a series of shopliftings and bicycle thefts.
2000, Elmer H Johnson, Carol Johnson, Linking Community and Corrections in Japan, page 180:And we hardly even consider the countless robberies, shopliftings, burglaries, carjackings, kidnappings, stalkings, intimidations and harassments.
2004, “An American”, in Arlington′s Blood, iUniverse, page 82:When we described the 80-20 rule, we mentioned that 5% of the stores in Danvers, Massachusetts, accounted for 50% of the reported shopliftings.
2012, Lawrence Fennelly, Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, 5th edition, page 171:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shopliftings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antishoplifting · softlifting · kamikaze shoplifting · droplifting · proplifting
Synonyms
Translations (35)
cmn 店鋪盜竊 /店铺盗窃 (action of the verb to shoplift) · es furto (disused) (action of the verb to shoplift) · es ratería (theft from a shop) · es furto (disused) (theft from a shop) · cmn 入店行竊 /入店行窃 (action of the verb to shoplift) · tr kaldırımcılık (theft from a shop) · ru шопли́фтинг (action of the verb to shoplift) · ga bradaíocht siopa (action of the verb to shoplift) · es hurto (theft from a shop) · cmn 商店行竊 /商店行窃 (action of the verb to shoplift) · de Ladendiebstahl (theft from a shop) · es hurto (action of the verb to shoplift) · da butikstyveri (action of the verb to shoplift) · pl kradzież w sklepie (action of the verb to shoplift) · pl kradzież w sklepie (theft from a shop) · pt furto em lojas (action of the verb to shoplift) · de Ladendiebstahl (action of the verb to shoplift) · ga gadaíocht siopa (action of the verb to shoplift) · ja 万引 (action of the verb to shoplift) · fi myymälävarkaus (action of the verb to shoplift) · it taccheggio (action of the verb to shoplift) · ko 들치기 (action of the verb to shoplift) · sv snatteri (action of the verb to shoplift) · cmn 店內盜竊 /店内盗窃 (theft from a shop) · fi näpistys (action of the verb to shoplift) · ru магази́нная кра́жа (action of the verb to shoplift) · ar سَرَقَةُ السِلَعَ مِنَ الـمَتَاجِر (action of the verb to shoplift) · fr vol à l'étalage (action of the verb to shoplift) · es ratería (action of the verb to shoplift) · no butikktyveri (action of the verb to shoplift) · ja 万引き (action of the verb to shoplift) · cmn 商店偷竊 /商店偷窃 (action of the verb to shoplift) · fi myymälävarkaus (theft from a shop) · nl winkeldiefstal (action of the verb to shoplift) · cy dwyn o siopau (action of the verb to shoplift)