shoplifting

1. (uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business.Examples: "[…]William Grove for robbing his Master of twenty-sive Guineas ; and Catharine Knox for Shoplifting."; "1757 December 22, The London Chronicle, Volume II: June 30 - December 31, page 594, Yesterday Afternoon a Woman well dreſs'd, was detected at Mr. Flint′s, a Haberdasher on London-Bridge, in Shoplifting, and on examining her, there were found on her ſome Goods belonging to Mr. Kennet, a Haberdasher at the ſame Place."; "Shoplifting is one of the most prevalent crimes and it costs retailers millions of dollars each year."Synonyms: retail theftuncountable

2. (countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.Examples: "In high school, he bleached his hair and began a series of shopliftings and bicycle thefts."; "And we hardly even consider the countless robberies, shopliftings, burglaries, carjackings, kidnappings, stalkings, intimidations and harassments."; "When we described the 80-20 rule, we mentioned that 5% of the stores in Danvers, Massachusetts, accounted for 50% of the reported shopliftings."Synonyms: shopliftcountable