pilferage

pilferage

English

Etymology

pilfer +‎ -age

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪlf(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

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.

Translations

theft

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

French: chapardage (fr) Serbo-Croatian: potkradanje