noun B2 Upper-Intermediate

shoplifting

Shoplifting (noun) means the crime of stealing goods from a shop. Example: “Shoplifting rates rose sharply after the pandemic.”

noun

The crime of stealing goods from a shop.

"Shoplifting rates rose sharply after the pandemic."

How to use shoplifting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishStealing merchandise from a retail store.

Common pairings

convicted of shoplifting petty shoplifting

shopliftings plural

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_____ rates rose sharply after the pandemic.

From shop + lift, formed as a noun before the verb "shoplift" itself became common.

shrinkage

increase reduction shrinkage growth

lifting sifting shifting drifting thrifting uplifting

What does “shoplifting” mean?

The word “shoplifting” means the crime of stealing goods from a shop. In plain terms, stealing merchandise from a retail store.

How do you use “shoplifting” in a sentence?

Here is “shoplifting” used in a sentence: “Shoplifting rates rose sharply after the pandemic.”

What part of speech is “shoplifting”?

“Shoplifting” is a noun.

What is the meaning of shoplifting?

"shoplifting" (noun) means the crime of stealing goods from a shop.

Vocabulary lists that include shoplifting:

increase reduction shrinkage growth