shoplifting

verb (used with object)

1. to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.

verb (used without object)

2. to shoplift merchandise.

noun

1. the act of stealing goods from a shop during shopping hours

n.

1690s, “stealing of goods from a shop;” see shoplifter.

v.

also shop-lift, 1820, back-formation from shoplifting. Related: Shop-lifted.