Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loss prevention

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: loss pre-ven-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Prevention of a loss of profit (instances of theft, fraud, etc.) done by retail stores.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

The department or person who is employed to carry out loss prevention.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"aggressive loss prevention strategies at Target"
"loss prevention officer"
"caught shoplifting by loss prevention"

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

loss preventions (plural) LP (alternative)

Phrases

five-finger discount loss aversion mall cops risk management shrink rate

Frequently Paired Words

five-finger discount loss aversion mall cops risk management shoplifter shoplifting shrinkage shrink rate

Questions

What does loss prevention mean?: Prevention of a loss of profit (instances of theft, fraud, etc.) done by retail stores.

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