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pilferage

/ˈpɪlf(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/

pilferage noun: the individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft.

Noun

pilferage (countable and uncountable, plural pilferages)

  1. The individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft.
    • Sir Thomas Royden, Chairman of the L.M.S.R., and Mr. Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway, both deplored the wholesale robbery and petty pilferage which have increased until they have reached appalling dimensions.1942 May-June, “Theft on the Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 130
    • Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.1981, John Updike, Rabbit is Rich

pilferage meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Malay

pilferage in Tamil

சிறு திருட்டு

pilferage in Kannada

ಕಿರುಕಳ್ಳತನ, ಕಿರುಕಳವು, ಚಿಲ್ಲರೆ ಕಳ್ಳತನ, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪವಾಗಿ ಕದಿಯುವುದು

pilferage in Malay

theft
pengetekan, kecopetan

Forms of pilferage

pluralpilferages

Origin of pilferage

From pilfer + -age.

Questions about pilferage

What does pilferage mean?
Pilferage means the individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft.
What is pilferage in Tamil?
Pilferage in Tamil is சிறு திருட்டு. See Pilferage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pilferage?
Pilferage is a noun.
How do you pronounce pilferage?
Pilferage is pronounced /ˈpɪlf(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of pilferage?
The plural of pilferage is pilferages.

Words near pilferage in the dictionary

  1. pileworms
  2. pilewort
  3. pileworts
  4. pilfer
  5. pilferable
  6. pilferage
  7. pilferages
  8. pilfered
  9. pilferer
  10. pilferers
  11. pilferies

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