English Explanatory Dictionary

shoplifting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.
  2. A theft from a shop during trading hours.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of shoplift

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shoplifting.wav

Word forms

shoplifting shopliftings

Etymology

By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb.

Synonyms

retail theft shoplift

Derived words

antishoplifting droplifting kamikaze shoplifting proplifting softlifting

Translations

Arabic: سَرَقَةُ السِلَعَ مِنَ الـمَتَاجِر Chinese Mandarin: 商店行竊 /商店行窃 Chinese Mandarin: 入店行竊 /入店行窃 Chinese Mandarin: 店鋪盜竊 /店铺盗窃 Chinese Mandarin: 商店偷竊 /商店偷窃 Danish: butikstyveri Dutch: winkeldiefstal Finnish: näpistys Finnish: myymälävarkaus French: vol à l'étalage German: Ladendiebstahl Irish: gadaíocht siopa Irish: bradaíocht siopa Italian: taccheggio Japanese: 万引き Japanese: 万引 Korean: 들치기 Norwegian: butikktyveri Polish: kradzież w sklepie Portuguese: furto em lojas Russian: магази́нная кра́жа Russian: шопли́фтинг Spanish: hurto Spanish: ratería Spanish: furto (disused) Swedish: snatteri Welsh: dwyn o siopau
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