theft

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Etymology

From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubiþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō, from *þeubaz ("thief"), equivalent to thief + -th or thieve + -th.

Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /θɛft/

Noun

theft

1. The act of stealing property.

   resource theft

   Bike theft is on the rise.

   A suspect was arrested for the theft of a gold necklace.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:theft

Related terms

• thief
• thieve

Translations

• French: vol
• German: Diebstahl
• Italian: furto
• Portuguese: roubo, furto
• Russian: кра́жа
• Spanish: robo, hurto

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