pilferage

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

pilfer +‎ -age

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪlf(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/

NounEdit

pilferage (countable and uncountable, plural pilferages)

1. The recurrent theft of small items of little value.
   • 1981, John Updike, Rabbit is Rich

     Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.

TranslationsEdit

theft

• Dutch: kruimeldiefstal (nl) m
• Finnish: näpistely (fi)

• French: chapardage (fr)
• Serbo-Croatian: potkradanje