Dictionary entry

Shoplifting

Pronunciation

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Myanmar Meaning

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Definition

shoplift /'ʃɒplÇft/ v ဆိုင္မွပစၥည္း အလစ္သုတ္သည္။ She started to shoplift as a fifteen-year -old. ❏ shoplifter n (ေဈးဆိုင္)အလစ္သုတ္သမား။ Shoplifters will be prosecuted (ie on a sign in a shop). shoplifting n [U]: be arrested for shoplifting.

Examples

  1. ‘Most of them shoplift
  2. burgle and steal to feed their habits
  3. according to police.’
  4. ‘Offenders who repeatedly shoplift or commit acts of vandalism will be prosecuted as part of the approach.’
  5. ‘Mary stole from her father's wallet and shoplifted to get attention
  6. but nobody noticed.’
  7. ‘He walked towards the supermarket he was planning to shoplift from.’
  8. ‘They take drugs
  9. shoplift and hatch schemes that come to nothing.’