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Added 10 October 2026

shoplift

/ˈʃɒplɪft/ verb

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To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.

noun

A shoplifter.

Origin

From shop + lift (“to steal”), after shoplifting, shoplifter, and shoplift (noun).

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