shoplifting B2 Topic:Shopping & Services US /ˈʃɑːˌplɪftɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #15933 Meanings 1 noun The crime of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer. The store installed security cameras to cut down on shoplifting. 2 verb Present participle of shoplift: stealing goods from a shop. Two teenagers were caught shoplifting clothes from the mall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the crime of stealing goods... retail theft Word family Derived forms antishopliftingdropliftingpropliftingsoftlifting Etymology AI details By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb. Topics Shopping & Services External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # shoplifting **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈʃɑːˌplɪftɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 15933 ## Meanings 1. The crime of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer. 2. Present participle of shoplift: stealing goods from a shop. ## Examples - The store installed security cameras to cut down on shoplifting. - Two teenagers were caught shoplifting clothes from the mall. ## Derived Forms - antishoplifting - droplifting - proplifting - softlifting ## Etymology By surface analysis, shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb. ## AI Etymology Shoplifting is analyzed on the surface as shoplift + -ing. The noun sense (from 1690) predates the verb. In current use it includes senses such as The crime of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer and Present participle of shoplift: stealing goods from a shop. ## Topics - Shopping & Services markdown