shoplift
/ˈʃɑpˌlɪft/
verb
- To steal goods from a store while pretending to be a customer.
- Some people shoplift because they cannot afford basic items.
- Stores use cameras and alarms to prevent people from shoplifting.
- The security guard caught a teenager trying to shoplift a pair of sneakers.
noun
- An act of stealing goods from a store.
- He was arrested for a shoplift at the electronics store.
- The store reported a shoplift that happened during the busy holiday season.
- The manager reviewed the footage after the shoplift was discovered.