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How to pronounce shoplift in English?

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Type Words
Type of rip, rip off, steal
Derivation shoplifter, shoplifting

Examples of shoplift

shoplift
Do you think that I go off and steal stuff, shoplift every day and sleep around?
From the post-gazette.com
She could sell anything that strikes her fancy, and she could shoplift from her own store.
From the latimes.com
Since the end is near first thing I'm gonna do is go out and shoplift all my Xmas gifts.
From the omaha.com
If I shoplift, I have removed from sale something that the retailer has paid money for.
From the forbes.com
She went through a series of low-paying jobs, but her habit drew her to shoplift and steal.
From the post-gazette.com
A store security guard thought he was acting suspiciously and perhaps intended to shoplift.
From the omaha.com
If you shoplift for more than CHF 200, that can also put you in prison for up to three years.
From the economist.com
But Mangi acknowledged there are reasons why people might shoplift.
From the stltoday.com
Or, it is OK to shoplift from Wal-Mart because it makes money on the backs of abused employees.
From the kentucky.com
More examples
  • Steal in a store
  • (shoplifter) booster: a thief who steals goods that are in a store
  • (shoplifting) the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"
  • Shoplifting (also known as ', or shrinkage' within the retail industry) is theft of goods from a retail establishment. It is one of the most common property crimes dealt with by police and courts.
  • (Shoplifter (song)) "Shoplifter" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It originally appeared as a B-side to the "American Idiot" single in Australia. ...
  • (Shoplifting (album)) Straw were an English pop band that released one album, Shoplifting, in 1999.
  • (Shoplifting(band)) Shoplifting is an American punk band, formed in 2002 in Seattle, Washington.Serra, David: , Allmusic.
  • To steal something from a shop / store during trading hours; To steal from shops / stores during trading hours
  • (Shoplifter) Nontraditional shopper.