shrinkages
Decreases in volume
Shrinkages is the plural of shrinkage, referring to multiple instances or types of reduction in size, volume, or quantity.
In retail and inventory management, shrinkages typically denote losses from theft, damage, or administrative errors: The store's shrinkages exceeded industry averages last quarter.
The term also applies in manufacturing and textiles, where different materials may experience varying shrinkages during processing or washing.
Decrease or refuse
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- contractionReduction in size
- reductionMaking something smaller
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
diminution · cutbacks · layoffs · budget cuts · workforce reduction · recession · deflation · austerity
Reduction in size
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- preshrinkingContracting fabric before sale
- launderingCleaning fabric items
- warpBend from true form
Wasting from disuse
- muscle wastingLoss of tissue mass
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- witheringDrying and declining
shriveling · cell death · aging · deterioration · regression · necrosis · osteoporosis · skin thinning
Unlawful taking of property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- pilferageMinor theft of goods
- loss preventionProtecting store inventory
- stocktakeCounting stored goods
security tags · inventory control · employee theft · shortage · write-offs · surveillance · deterrence · audit
decline
Decrease or refuse
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- contractionReduction in size
- reductionMaking something smaller
decrease · diminution · cutbacks · layoffs · budget cuts · workforce reduction · recession · deflation · austerity · retrenchment
contraction
Reduction in size
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- preshrinkingContracting fabric before sale
- launderingCleaning fabric items
warp · distortion · moisture loss · settling · curing
atrophy
Wasting from disuse
- muscle wastingLoss of tissue mass
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
withering · shriveling · cell death · aging · deterioration · regression · necrosis · osteoporosis · skin thinning
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- pilferageMinor theft of goods
- loss preventionProtecting store inventory
stocktake · security tags · inventory control · employee theft · shortage · write-offs · surveillance · deterrence · audit · asset protection
shrinkagesexpansions
Increases in size
enlargements · growths · swellings · inflations · dilations
shrinkagesincreases
Becomes greater in amount
gains · accretions · augmentations · accumulations · buildups
shrinkagesgains
Increases in value
surpluses · additions · acquisitions · stockpiling · replenishments
- brain shrinkageNeural tissue volume loss
- economic shrinkageDeclining productive output