shrinkage
English
noun
Definitions
- The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
- The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
- (slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.
Etymology
Suffix from English shrink.
Origin
English
shrink
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antishrink English
- antishrinkage English
- forshrink English
- headshrink English
- nonshrink English
- preshrink English
- reshrink English
- shrink English
- shrinkability English
- shrinkable English
- shrinker English
- shrinkest English
- shrinketh English
- shrinking English
- shrinkproof English
- shrinkwrap English
- shrinky English
- unshrink English
- shrinken Middle English