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five finger discount

five finger discount is the alternative form 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

Forms of five finger discount

pluralfive finger discounts

Questions about five finger discount

What is five finger discount the alternative form of?
Five finger discount is the alternative form of five-finger discount.

Words near five finger discount in the dictionary

  1. five eighth
  2. five eighths
  3. Five Eyes
  4. five figures
  5. five finger
  6. five finger discount
  7. five finger discounts
  8. five finger exercise
  9. five finger exercises
  10. five fingers
  11. Five Forks

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