| Shrinkage 1. (n.) A contraction into less bulk or measurement. 2. (n.) The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc. 3. (n.) Decrease in value; depreciation. Thesaurus Entries Sanforizing, ablation, atrophy, attenuation, attrition, consumption, corrosion, curtailment, cut, cutting, decrease, decrement, deliquescence, depletion, depreciation, derogation, detraction, diminution, dip, disparagement, dissipation, dissolution, drain, drying, drying up, emaceration, emaciation, erosion, evaporation, exhaustion, expenditure, extraction, impairment, impoverishment, leakage, lessening, loss, parching, preshrinkage, reduction, remission, retraction, retrenchment, searing, shortening, shrinking, shriveling, thinning, truncation, using, using up, wastage, waste, wasting, wear and tear, wearing, wearing away, withering |