shrinkage

shrinkage is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc.
  2. 2.Decrease in value; depreciation. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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