Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shop steal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
shop steal
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shoplift.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From shop + steal.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shop steals (present, singular) shop stealing (participle, present) shop stole (past) shop stolen (participle, past) shopsteal (alternative)

Phrases

Questions

What does shop steal mean?
To shoplift.
Where does shop steal come from?
From shop + steal.

How to pronounce shop steal

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