shrinkage

(shrĭng'kĭj)
n.

1. The process of shrinking.
2. The amount or proportion by which something shrinks.
3. A reduction in value; depreciation.
4. The total weight loss sustained by livestock in shipment to a market.
5. Loss of merchandise, especially through theft.

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Unexplained difference in inventory between a physical count and the amount recorded.
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1. The reduction in dimensions of a piece of wood during drying; reduction is very slight along the grain, but a reduction of 5 to 6% in width is common for dry flat-sawn boards.
2. The volume decrease of concrete caused by drying and chemical changes.
3. The proportionate decrease in dimensions or volume of a material, usually as a result of a change in temperature.

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The contraction of wood fibers caused by drying below the fiber saturation point (usually around 25-27% M.C.). Values are expressed as a percentage of the dimension of the wood when green.

1. a characteristic of freshly killed meat. Weight loss occurs because of evaporation of moisture from cut surfaces. Humidity of the chilling chamber determines how much shrinkage there is.
2. loss of body weight when live animals are exposed to bad weather, deprivation of feed and water, transportation or mixing with another group.

See words rhyming with "shrinkage."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - svind, krybning, indskrumpning

Nederlands (Dutch)
inkrimping, slinking

Français (French)
n. - rétrécissement, recul, contraction, diminution

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schrumpfung, Einlaufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συρρίκνωση, (για ύφασμα) μπάσιμο, (καθομ.) (ζημιά ή φύρα από) κλοπές εκθεμάτων καταστήματος

Italiano (Italian)
restringimento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contração (f), encolhimento (m) retração (f)

Русский (Russian)
усадка, уменьшение, усушка, уменьшение веса мяса (при готовке), усыхание, потеря веса при перевозке

Español (Spanish)
n. - contracción, encogimiento, disminución, reducción

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krympning, minskning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
收缩, 减低, 缩水

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 收縮, 減低, 縮水

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수축, 감소량, 가축의 몸무게와 얻어진 고기의 무게와의 차

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 縮み, 減価

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أنكماش, تقلص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התכווצות, ירידה‬

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