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The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks. / The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.

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shrinkage

Noun

countable uncountable slang

Japanese Meaning

物が縮む行為、または実際に縮んだ割合や程度 / 盗難、腐敗、陳腐化などに起因する商品の損失

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The factory reported significant shrinkage in the wool garments after the first wash.

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工場は、最初の洗濯後にウール製衣類が著しく縮んだと報告した。

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Sense（1）

The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.

How far progress has been made in liquidating the locomotive stock of the old companies may be judged from the shrinkage in their numbers, by some 50 per cent. at the end of 1931, to about 35 per cent. in 1938.

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Sense（2）

The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.

Sense（3）

(slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.

Do women know about shrinkage?

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shrinkages

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