SHRINKAGE
\ʃɹˈɪŋkɪd͡ʒ], \ʃɹˈɪŋkɪdʒ], \ʃ_ɹ_ˈɪ_ŋ_k_ɪ_dʒ]\
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The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc.
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Decrease in value; depreciation.
By Oddity Software
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The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc.
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Decrease in value; depreciation.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of contracting or making smaller; contraction; amount lost by contraction or shrinking; decrease in value.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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