shoplift

[shop-lift]

shop·lift

[shop-lift]
verb (used with object)
1.
to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
verb (used without object)
2.
to shoplift merchandise.

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Origin:
1810–20; back formation from shoplifter

an·ti·shop·lift·ing, adjective
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shoplift

verb
steal in a store 
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