pil|fer|age

pil|fer|age
pil|fer|age «PIHL fuhr ihj», noun.
1. the act or practice of pilfering; petty theft.
2. that which is pilfered; stolen goods.

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  • pil´fer|er — pil|fer «PIHL fuhr», intransitive verb, transitive verb. to steal in small quantities: »to pilfer from a cash box, to pilfer stamps. The tramp pilfered some apples from the barrel. Figurative. And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pil|fer — «PIHL fuhr», intransitive verb, transitive verb. to steal in small quantities: »to pilfer from a cash box, to pilfer stamps. The tramp pilfered some apples from the barrel. Figurative. And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful grace… …   Useful english dictionary

  • age — age·a·ble; age; age·less; age·long; age·net·ic; al·ien·age; al·loy·age; al·tar·age; am·per·age; an·ec·dot·age; ap·pend·age; ar·rear·age; av·er·age·ly; av·er·age·ness; bale·age; bal·last·age; bar·on·age; bar·on·et·age; bar·rel·age; bea·con·age;… …   English syllables

  • pil — pil·fer; pil·grim; pil·grim·age; pil·lage; pil·lar; pil·lion; pil·lory; pil·low; pu·pil; pu·pil·ar; pu·pil·lary; pil·as·trad·ed; pil·pul·is·tic; pil·sen·er; pu·pil·ate; pu·pil·lage; pu·pil·lize; pu·pil·lom·e·try; so·pa·pil·la; …   English syllables

  • pilferage — pil·fer·age …   English syllables

  • pilfer — 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

  • pilfer — pil·fer / pil fər/ vi: to steal esp. in small amounts and often again and again accused of pilfer ing from passenger luggage vt: to steal or steal from esp. in small quantities found pilfer ing goods from a store he was guarding pil·fer·age / pil …   Law dictionary

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  • Pilfer — Pil fer, v. t. To take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little. [1913 Webster] And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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