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stealage

stealage noun: theft.

Noun

stealage (uncountable)

  1. Theft.
    • When you add an opportunity for an indefinite amount of stealage it is not strange that such public plunderers as Meredith and Ghee should occasionally find places on the Prison Board.1869, Indiana. General Assembly, Brevier Legislative Reports Embracing Short-hand Sketches of the Debates and Journals of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana (volume 11, page 371)

Origin of stealage

From steal + -age.

Questions about stealage

What does stealage mean?
Stealage means theft.
What part of speech is stealage?
Stealage is a noun.

Words near stealage in the dictionary

  1. steal the show
  2. steal up
  3. stealability
  4. stealable
  5. stealables
  6. stealage
  7. steale
  8. stealection
  9. stealections
  10. stealed
  11. stealer

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