grocery shrink ray in English

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        "The practice, among manufacturers, of gradually reducing the physical size of grocery items so as to increase profits."
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        "(colloquial) The practice, among manufacturers, of gradually reducing the physical size of grocery items so as to increase profits."
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"grocery shrink ray" meaning in English

Noun