verb
- steals merchandise from a store while pretending to be a customer
Examples
- The teenager shoplifts candy from the convenience store.
- Security cameras help prevent customers who shoplift.
- She shoplifts expensive cosmetics and resells them online.
- The store manager caught him as he shoplifts electronics.
- Anyone who shoplifts will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
- The detective shoplifts as part of an undercover investigation.