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five-finger discounts

five-finger discounts is the plural of five-finger discount.

Meaning of five-finger discount

Noun

five-finger discount (plural five-finger discounts)

  1. (euphemistic, slang) Theft or pilferage, typically of a small item; shoplifting.
    • I was a burglary detective for three years before I joined the Speaker's Bureau, and you might say I managed to acquire a few things at a five-finger discount, if you catch my drift.1986, James Ellroy, Killer on the Road, Avon Books, →ISBN, page 28

Questions about five-finger discounts

What is five-finger discounts the plural of?
Five-finger discounts is the plural of five-finger discount.

Words near five-finger discounts in the dictionary

  1. five-door
  2. five-eighth
  3. five-eighths
  4. five-finger
  5. five-finger discount
  6. five-finger discounts
  7. five-finger exercise
  8. five-finger exercises
  9. five-fold
  10. five-foot way
  11. five-for

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