Hyphenation of shrinkage

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word shrinkage? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

shrink-age

Definitions of shrinkage:

1.	Process or result of becoming less or smaller The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage
2.	The amount by which something shrinks
3.	The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store Shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting

Synonyms of shrinkage:

noun	shrinking, decrease, lessening, drop-off
noun	decrease, decrement
noun	shoplifting, larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.