ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shopdropping

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈʃɒpˌdɹɒpɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Shopdropping is a noun meaning (often art) The covert placing of items in retail stores as a form of advertising, countercultural performance art, protest, etc.

Meaning

(often art) The covert placing of items in retail stores as a form of advertising, countercultural performance art, protest, etc.

Example Sentences

This is the season of frenetic shopping, but for a devious few people it's also the season of spirited shopdropping. Otherwise known as reverse shoplifting, shopdropping involves surreptitiously putting things in stores, rather than illegally taking them out, and the motivations vary.

Synonyms for shopdropping

Depending on context, synonyms include droplifting.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dumping, wardrobing, sell-through, subdistribution, downtrading, shoplifting.

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