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Definition of pilfer verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

pilfer

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈpɪlfər//
 
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pilfer
 
he / she / it pilfers
 
past simple pilfered
 
-ing form pilfering
 
 
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to steal things of little value or in small quantities, especially from the place where you work pilfer (from somebody/something) He was caught pilfering. pilfer something (from somebody/something) She regularly pilfered stamps from work.
pilferage
 
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NAmE//ˈpɪlfərɪdʒ//
 
noun [uncountable] (formal) pilferage of goods
pilferer
 
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noun Certain types of goods are preferred by pilferers.
pilfering
 
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noun [uncountable] We know that pilfering goes on.See pilfer in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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