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['ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ]* * *[-ki‹]noun (the act of shrinking, or the amount by which something shrinks.) restringimento* * *shrinkage /ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/n. [uc]1 contrazione ( anche fig.); restringimento: a shrinkage in prices, una contrazione dei prezzi; the shrinkage of cloth, il restringimento della stoffa2 diminuzione; riduzione: a shrinkage in sales, una diminuzione delle vendite; (fin.) a shrinkage in the public budget, una riduzione del bilancio statale3 (comm.) calo: The goods have suffered a 10 per cent shrinkage in transit, la merce ha subito un calo del 10% durante il trasporto* * *['ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ]
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