shrinkage vs thieving

shrinkage and thieving both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shrinkage	Yes	No	No	No
thieving	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, thieving is a hypernym of shrinkage; that is, thieving is a word with a broader meaning than shrinkage:

Other hypernyms of shrinkage include larceny, stealing, theft, thievery.

shrinkage (noun)	thieving (noun)
the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
the amount by which something shrinks
process or result of becoming less or smaller

shrinkage (adjective)	thieving (adjective)
	given to thievery