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shoplift

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɒplɪft/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shop′lift′)

shop•lift (shop′lift′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.

v.i.

to shoplift merchandise.

back formation from shoplifter 1810–20

shop•lift•er /ˈʃɑpˌlɪftɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

one who steals goods from a retail store while posing as a customer.

shop•lift, v.: [no object]arrested for shoplifting.[~ + object]arrested for trying to shoplift some expensive jewelry.

shop•lift•er (shop′lif′tər),USA pronunciation n.

a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.

obsolete shoplift shoplifter (shop + lift) + -er¹ 1670–80

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