Pilfer

  • 31pilfer — pil•fer [[t]ˈpɪl fər[/t]] v. i. v. t. to steal, esp. in small quantities • Etymology: 1540–50; v. use of late ME pilfre booty < MF pelfre. See pelf pil′fer•age ɪdʒ n. pil′fer•er, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 32pilfer — /ˈpɪlfə / (say pilfuh) verb (t) 1. to steal (a small amount or object). –verb (i) 2. to practise petty theft. {apparently from Anglo French or Old French pelfrer pillage, rob. Compare pelf} –pilferer, noun –pilfering, noun …

  • 33pilfer —    Aihue, palamimo, palamio, lālama, lawelawe, limalima …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 34pilfer — To steal. Becket v Sterrett (Ind) 4 Blackf 499, 500. To ruin by depredation. Anno: 38 ALR 1125 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 35pilfer — [14] Originally pilfering was quite a serious matter, roughly what would now be termed plundering, but gradually over the centuries is has become trivialized to ‘stealing small things’. It was to begin with only a noun in English (the verb did… …

    Word origins

  • 36pilfer — v.tr. (also absol.) steal (objects) esp. in small quantities. Derivatives: pilferage n. pilferer n. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF pelfrer pillage, of unkn. orig.: assoc. with archaic pill plunder: PELF …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 37pilfering — pilfer pil‧fer [ˈpɪlfə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] to steal small amounts of things, or things that are not worth much, especially from an office, factory etc: • An employee has been charged with pilfering a set of automobile wheels. pilfering noun… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 38pilferage — pilfer pil‧fer [ˈpɪlfə ǁ ər] verb [transitive] to steal small amounts of things, or things that are not worth much, especially from an office, factory etc: • An employee has been charged with pilfering a set of automobile wheels. pilfering noun… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 39Pilfered — Pilfer Pil fer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilfered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pilfering}.] [OF. pelfrer. See {Pelf}.] To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Pilfering — Pilfer Pil fer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilfered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pilfering}.] [OF. pelfrer. See {Pelf}.] To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English