Shoplifting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shoplifting is a noun meaning (uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.
Meaning
(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.
More Meanings
- (countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
- present participle and gerund of shoplift
Example Sentences
In high school, he bleached his hair and began a series of shopliftings and bicycle thefts.
[…]William Grove for robbing his Master of twenty-sive Guineas ; and Catharine Knox for Shoplifting.
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.
Word Forms
- shopliftings
Synonyms for shoplifting
Depending on context, synonyms include shoplift.
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