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- Dictionarypilfer/ˈpɪlfə/
verb
- 1. steal (things of little value): "she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer"
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take Someone took their car from outside the house. shoplift He was caught shoplifting by a security guard. rob He robbed a bank. burgle UK When she got home from work, she discovered that her house had been burgled. pilfer Employees pilfering paper, pens, etc. can cost employers a lot.
The meaning of PILFER is steal; especially : to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and again. How to use pilfer in a sentence. The Various Uses of Pilfer Synonym Discussion of Pilfer.
If someone pilfers, they steal things, usually small cheap things. Staff were pilfering behind the bar. [VERB] When food stores close, they go to work, pilfering food for resale on the black market. [VERB noun] Precautions had to be taken to prevent pilfering. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
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.
(Definition of pilfer from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Define pilfer. pilfer synonyms, pilfer pronunciation, pilfer translation, English dictionary definition of pilfer. v. pil·fered , pil·fer·ing , pil·fers v. tr. To steal . See Synonyms at steal. v. intr. To steal or filch. pil′fer·age n. pil′fer·er n. American Heritage®...
Definition of pilfer verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. to steal things of little value or in small quantities, especially from the place where you work pilfer (from somebody/something) He was caught pilfering. pilfer something (from somebody/something) She regularly pilfered stamps from work.
A complete guide to the word "PILFER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
pilfer definition: to steal things that do not have much value. Learn more.
If someone pilfers, they steal things, usually small cheap things. The staff were pilfering behind the bar. When food stores close, they go to work, pilfering food for resale on the black market. Precautions had to be taken to prevent pilfering. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
