shoplift
verb
shop·lift
ˈshäp-ˌlift 
shoplifted; shoplifting; shoplifts
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
Examples of shoplift in a Sentence
The manager saw the kids shoplift and called the police.
The kids shoplifted candy from the store.
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In My Life As A Mom' was intended to promote her lifestyle as an affluent social media influencer and does not suggest the items were shoplifted.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Photo: Courtesy of Everett Collection Look to this film for another Christmastime tale of a shoplifting damsel in distress—this time, a single mother and war widow played by Janet Leigh.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
The cold open, wherein Noriko anxiously shoplifts a magazine from a konbini, then levels up to a grander, far less discreet act of larceny when her petty crime fails to attract the cashier’s notice, is very funny.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
Walgreens and other retailers say they have been hit by shoplifting since the pandemic, and resorted to locking up items or closing high-theft stores.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Photo: Courtesy of Everett Collection Look to this film for another Christmastime tale of a shoplifting damsel in distress—this time, a single mother and war widow played by Janet Leigh.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
The cold open, wherein Noriko anxiously shoplifts a magazine from a konbini, then levels up to a grander, far less discreet act of larceny when her petty crime fails to attract the cashier’s notice, is very funny.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
Walgreens and other retailers say they have been hit by shoplifting since the pandemic, and resorted to locking up items or closing high-theft stores.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplift. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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shoplift
verb
shop·lift
-ˌlift
: to steal merchandise on display in stores
Legal Definition
shoplift
intransitive verb
shop·lift
ˈshäp-ˌlift
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
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