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shrinkage definition

shrink·age (s̸hriŋkij)

noun

  1. the act or process of shrinking; contraction in size, as of a fabric in washing
  2. decrease in value; depreciation
  3. the total loss in weight of livestock from the time of shipment to the final processing as meat
  4. the amount of such shrinking, decrease, etc.

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