pilfer

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɪl.fə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpɪl.fɚ/

Verb

pilfer (pilfers, present participle pilfering; past and past participle pilfered)

1. (ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

Related terms

• pelf

Translations

• French: piquer, chaparder
• German: klauen, stehlen, stibitzen, mopsen (informal), abziehen (juvenile), mausen (rare)
• Italian: rubacchiare
• Portuguese: surripiar, surrupiar
• Russian: ворова́ть
• Spanish: sisar, ratear

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