- Pilfering
- Pilfering Pil"fer*ing, a. Thieving in a small way. --Shak. -- n. Petty theft. -- {Pil"fer*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Pilfering
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pilfering — index burglary, embezzlement, housebreaking, plagiarism, spoliation, theft Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pilfering — 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
Pilfering — 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
pilfering — Synonyms and related words: abstraction, abuse, abuse of office, annexation, appropriation, befoulment, boosting, conversion, conveyance, corrupt administration, debasement, defalcation, defilement, desecration, diversion, embezzlement, filching … Moby Thesaurus
pilfering — pil·fer || pɪlfÉ™(r) v. steal, filch (especially in small quantities) ; drag, tug, pull … English contemporary dictionary
pilfering — n. Stealing, thieving, thievery, larceny, petty theft, petty larceny, pilfery … New dictionary of synonyms
pilfering — n 1. petty thievery, theft, filching, pilferage, Sl. swiping, St. hustling, Sl. copping, Psychol. kleptomania; peculation, embezzlement, Law. defalcation, misappropriation; shoplifting, palming, Sl. boosting; smuggling, bootlegging; purse… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pilfering — See: pilfer … English dictionary
PILFERING — … Useful english dictionary
Pilferingly — Pilfering Pil fer*ing, a. Thieving in a small way. Shak. n. Petty theft. {Pil fer*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
