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verb
- 1. steal (typically things of relatively little value): "she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer"
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Pilfer is a synonym of steal, but it typically implies a particular kind of stealing. What is pilfered is usually stolen stealthily—furtively, so that no one will notice—in small amounts and often again and again.
Add to word list. to steal things that are not worth much money, especially from the place where you work: He was caught pilfering stationery more than once. to steal money, ideas, information, etc. from an organization: They were charged with conspiracy to pilfer $600m from a major international conglomerate.
To pilfer is to steal something, typically of small value. Minor thefts, like taking a roll of toilet paper out of a public bathroom or napkins from the Early Bird Buffet are what your grandfather, for example, might pilfer.
Pilfer definition: to steal, especially in small quantities.. See examples of PILFER used in a sentence.
PILFER meaning: to steal things that are not very valuable or to steal a small amount of something.
to steal things that are not worth much money, especially from the place where you work: He was caught pilfering stationery more than once. to steal money, ideas, information, etc. from an organization: They were charged with conspiracy to pilfer $600m from a major international conglomerate.
1. pilfer - make off with belongings of others. cabbage, filch, purloin, snarf, nobble, abstract, swipe, pinch, sneak, hook, lift. steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation".
Definition of pilfer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "PILFER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
pilfer meaning, definition, what is pilfer: to steal things that are not worth much,...: Learn more.
