shrinkflation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Chocolate bars are just the thin end of the wedge, though, and shrinkflation is happening in products right across the board."
- "According to the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), shrinkflation most commonly affects food, drink and household products such as toilet rolls, nappies, tissues and washing-up liquid."
- "Major cereal brand Kelloggs has also been accused of shrinkflation. Since 2019, the company had moved from selling 670 gram Crunchy Nut boxes for $6 to selling 640 gram boxes at $9 a pop, Choice found."
- "Consumer groups say shrinkflation is a widespread practice, which supermarkets like Carrefour are also guilty of in their own-label products."
- "A similar thing happens for shrinkflation or skimpflation. While they may be legitimate strategies to preserve margins, consumers increasingly interpret these moves as deceptive, particularly when they are not openly acknowledged."