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shrinkage Commerce the loss of merchandise in a retail store through theft or damage shrinkage [′shriŋ·kij] (engineering) Contraction of a molded material, such as metal or resin, upon cooling. Contraction of a plastics casting upon polymerizing. (geology) The decrease in volume of soil, sediment, fill, or excavated earth due to the reduction of voids by mechanical compaction, superimposed loads, natural consolidation, or drying. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One is a two-headed reverse image that can put on shrinkages. The Tax Court found that Wal-Mart met both requirements, and that, when viewed as a percentage of sales, there were only modest differences between the estimated and verified shrinkages. For example, only 38 percent of the least optimistic companies increased their capital investment over the last three years, compared with 73 percent at the most optimistic companies; and 20 percent of the least optimistic respondents actually decreased their capital investment, while only 4 percent of the most optimistic companies report capital investment shrinkages. |
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