Definition of pilfer in English:

pilfer

verb ˈpɪlfəˈpɪlfər

[with object]

Steal (things of little value)
she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer
no system is proof against pilfering if people are determined enough
Example sentencesExamples
- Wedding and death ceremonies have pilfered their terminology from The Book of Common Prayer.
- Jiji nearly steals the show and definitely pilfers a few scenes.
- It was still early morning when Skipper and Dodger returned with the camels to find other Warlpiri pilfering the last of the supplies and other useful items.
- Fights were sometimes orchestrated under false pretences, so that inmates could swipe and pilfer a target person's store items.
- Frankly, with a vast online knowledge base at your fingertips, it would be a miracle if people didn't swipe a phrase here or pilfer a juicy paragraph there.
- A trusted church warden has been jailed for a year after he was caught pilfering tens of thousands of pounds from a village charity fund.
- It's also because it has the clearest and least ridiculous plotline of the films - essentially because it pilfers such reliable stories as the King Arthur legends, The Wizard of Oz and WWII aviation flicks, among others.
- The essence of democracy - our power to control the decisions that affect us - has steadily been pilfered by corporate kleptocrats.
- Scotland's places of worship - tired of light-fingered visitors pilfering everything from candles to crosses - have hit upon an ingenious way of enforcing the eighth commandment.
- On board two passengers have just proposed marriage while the rest are now busy pilfering the safety instruction cards.
- In fact, seeing a man pilfering food will tell you nothing about the causes of poverty, just as (so Brecht remarked) putting a factory on stage will tell you nothing about capitalism.
- Instead, most property is owned provisionally or even illegally, which means that large numbers of people live off the grid, escaping taxes and pilfering their utilities.
- Earlier, they were satisfied with getting access to the car and taking away the stereos, or pilfering anything kept inside.
- After bullying and pilfering his way through childhood, he signed up as a soldier and took full advantage of the administrative mayhem of Revolutionary France.
- An ingenious scheme has seen pilfering attendants fired, to be replaced by deaf-and-dumb individuals recruited through their national association for the equivalent of £2 a match.
- Ahmad manages to pilfer a box of medicine, but it's not enough.
- After all, these nightly visitors aren't there to snitch snapdragons or pilfer peas.
- He says it was easy - not because he was a master thief but because pilfering jeans was the last thing anyone expected a young, middle-class white dude to do.
- If there is any discrepancy there could be urgent grounds for our Integrity Commission to act in order to determine who is pilfering the public purse and to take appropriate action.
- The bad guys steal your mail or pilfer your trash, coming up with enough personal information to apply for bank accounts, credit cards and loans with your name and credit rating but with their address.
Synonyms
steal, purloin, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift
steal, thieve, rob, take, snatch, purloin, loot, rifle, abscond with, carry off, pillage

Derivatives

pilferage

noun ˈpɪlfərɪdʒˈpɪlf(ə)rɪdʒ

mass noun

The action of stealing things of little value.
surveillance practices reduce theft and pilferage in the workplace
Example sentencesExamples
- the pilferage of food is widespread
- Then he discovered that some of those hires were fleecing the business - through a combination of pilferage and outright theft that added up to tens of thousands of dollars.
- Employers justify surveillance practices by claiming that they ensure increased productivity, and reduce theft and pilferage in the workplace.
- This is especially true if we consider how various forms of pilferage, theft, and minor fraud relate to the way different kinds of work are organized and the occupational socialization that people experience.

pilferer

noun ˈpɪlfərəˈpɪlf(ə)rər

The pilferers brushed off the warning and proceeded to remove the loot they came for: the security system!
Example sentencesExamples
- Indeed, the pilferers might legitimately claim that they were recovering wealth that had previously been taken from them in the form of taxation.
- Moving on to talk about that ex-Marine, former White House staffer, rookie FBI analyst, pilferer of classified computer files.
- He kept law and order by giving the pilferer a clip round the ear.
- Masses of all kinds of pilferers and robbers with spades and shovels in their hands were there digging and searching and raking and straining the sand.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun in the sense 'action of pilfering, something pilfered'): from Old French pelfrer 'to pillage', of unknown origin. Compare with pelf.

Definition of pilfer in US English:

pilfer

verbˈpilfərˈpɪlfər

[with object]

Steal (typically things of relatively little value)
she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer
no system is proof against pilfering if people are determined enough
Example sentencesExamples
- The essence of democracy - our power to control the decisions that affect us - has steadily been pilfered by corporate kleptocrats.
- Scotland's places of worship - tired of light-fingered visitors pilfering everything from candles to crosses - have hit upon an ingenious way of enforcing the eighth commandment.
- Instead, most property is owned provisionally or even illegally, which means that large numbers of people live off the grid, escaping taxes and pilfering their utilities.
- A trusted church warden has been jailed for a year after he was caught pilfering tens of thousands of pounds from a village charity fund.
- He says it was easy - not because he was a master thief but because pilfering jeans was the last thing anyone expected a young, middle-class white dude to do.
- Frankly, with a vast online knowledge base at your fingertips, it would be a miracle if people didn't swipe a phrase here or pilfer a juicy paragraph there.
- Jiji nearly steals the show and definitely pilfers a few scenes.
- Earlier, they were satisfied with getting access to the car and taking away the stereos, or pilfering anything kept inside.
- The bad guys steal your mail or pilfer your trash, coming up with enough personal information to apply for bank accounts, credit cards and loans with your name and credit rating but with their address.
- On board two passengers have just proposed marriage while the rest are now busy pilfering the safety instruction cards.
- It was still early morning when Skipper and Dodger returned with the camels to find other Warlpiri pilfering the last of the supplies and other useful items.
- Wedding and death ceremonies have pilfered their terminology from The Book of Common Prayer.
- In fact, seeing a man pilfering food will tell you nothing about the causes of poverty, just as (so Brecht remarked) putting a factory on stage will tell you nothing about capitalism.
- It's also because it has the clearest and least ridiculous plotline of the films - essentially because it pilfers such reliable stories as the King Arthur legends, The Wizard of Oz and WWII aviation flicks, among others.
- Ahmad manages to pilfer a box of medicine, but it's not enough.
- After all, these nightly visitors aren't there to snitch snapdragons or pilfer peas.
- If there is any discrepancy there could be urgent grounds for our Integrity Commission to act in order to determine who is pilfering the public purse and to take appropriate action.
- After bullying and pilfering his way through childhood, he signed up as a soldier and took full advantage of the administrative mayhem of Revolutionary France.
- An ingenious scheme has seen pilfering attendants fired, to be replaced by deaf-and-dumb individuals recruited through their national association for the equivalent of £2 a match.
- Fights were sometimes orchestrated under false pretences, so that inmates could swipe and pilfer a target person's store items.
Synonyms
steal, purloin, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift
steal, thieve, rob, take, snatch, purloin, loot, rifle, abscond with, carry off, pillage

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘action of pilfering, something pilfered’): from Old French pelfrer ‘to pillage’, of unknown origin. Compare with pelf.

单词	pilfer
释义	Definition of pilfer in English: pilfer verb ˈpɪlfəˈpɪlfər [with object] Steal (things of little value) she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer no system is proof against pilfering if people are determined enough Example sentencesExamples Wedding and death ceremonies have pilfered their terminology from The Book of Common Prayer. Jiji nearly steals the show and definitely pilfers a few scenes. It was still early morning when Skipper and Dodger returned with the camels to find other Warlpiri pilfering the last of the supplies and other useful items. Fights were sometimes orchestrated under false pretences, so that inmates could swipe and pilfer a target person's store items. Frankly, with a vast online knowledge base at your fingertips, it would be a miracle if people didn't swipe a phrase here or pilfer a juicy paragraph there. A trusted church warden has been jailed for a year after he was caught pilfering tens of thousands of pounds from a village charity fund. It's also because it has the clearest and least ridiculous plotline of the films - essentially because it pilfers such reliable stories as the King Arthur legends, The Wizard of Oz and WWII aviation flicks, among others. The essence of democracy - our power to control the decisions that affect us - has steadily been pilfered by corporate kleptocrats. Scotland's places of worship - tired of light-fingered visitors pilfering everything from candles to crosses - have hit upon an ingenious way of enforcing the eighth commandment. On board two passengers have just proposed marriage while the rest are now busy pilfering the safety instruction cards. In fact, seeing a man pilfering food will tell you nothing about the causes of poverty, just as (so Brecht remarked) putting a factory on stage will tell you nothing about capitalism. Instead, most property is owned provisionally or even illegally, which means that large numbers of people live off the grid, escaping taxes and pilfering their utilities. Earlier, they were satisfied with getting access to the car and taking away the stereos, or pilfering anything kept inside. After bullying and pilfering his way through childhood, he signed up as a soldier and took full advantage of the administrative mayhem of Revolutionary France. An ingenious scheme has seen pilfering attendants fired, to be replaced by deaf-and-dumb individuals recruited through their national association for the equivalent of £2 a match. Ahmad manages to pilfer a box of medicine, but it's not enough. After all, these nightly visitors aren't there to snitch snapdragons or pilfer peas. He says it was easy - not because he was a master thief but because pilfering jeans was the last thing anyone expected a young, middle-class white dude to do. If there is any discrepancy there could be urgent grounds for our Integrity Commission to act in order to determine who is pilfering the public purse and to take appropriate action. The bad guys steal your mail or pilfer your trash, coming up with enough personal information to apply for bank accounts, credit cards and loans with your name and credit rating but with their address. Synonyms steal, purloin, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift steal, thieve, rob, take, snatch, purloin, loot, rifle, abscond with, carry off, pillage Derivatives pilferage noun ˈpɪlfərɪdʒˈpɪlf(ə)rɪdʒ mass noun The action of stealing things of little value. surveillance practices reduce theft and pilferage in the workplace Example sentencesExamples the pilferage of food is widespread Then he discovered that some of those hires were fleecing the business - through a combination of pilferage and outright theft that added up to tens of thousands of dollars. Employers justify surveillance practices by claiming that they ensure increased productivity, and reduce theft and pilferage in the workplace. This is especially true if we consider how various forms of pilferage, theft, and minor fraud relate to the way different kinds of work are organized and the occupational socialization that people experience. pilferer noun ˈpɪlfərəˈpɪlf(ə)rər The pilferers brushed off the warning and proceeded to remove the loot they came for: the security system! Example sentencesExamples Indeed, the pilferers might legitimately claim that they were recovering wealth that had previously been taken from them in the form of taxation. Moving on to talk about that ex-Marine, former White House staffer, rookie FBI analyst, pilferer of classified computer files. He kept law and order by giving the pilferer a clip round the ear. Masses of all kinds of pilferers and robbers with spades and shovels in their hands were there digging and searching and raking and straining the sand. Origin Late Middle English (as a noun in the sense 'action of pilfering, something pilfered'): from Old French pelfrer 'to pillage', of unknown origin. Compare with pelf. Definition of pilfer in US English: pilfer verbˈpilfərˈpɪlfər [with object] Steal (typically things of relatively little value) she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer no system is proof against pilfering if people are determined enough Example sentencesExamples The essence of democracy - our power to control the decisions that affect us - has steadily been pilfered by corporate kleptocrats. Scotland's places of worship - tired of light-fingered visitors pilfering everything from candles to crosses - have hit upon an ingenious way of enforcing the eighth commandment. Instead, most property is owned provisionally or even illegally, which means that large numbers of people live off the grid, escaping taxes and pilfering their utilities. A trusted church warden has been jailed for a year after he was caught pilfering tens of thousands of pounds from a village charity fund. He says it was easy - not because he was a master thief but because pilfering jeans was the last thing anyone expected a young, middle-class white dude to do. Frankly, with a vast online knowledge base at your fingertips, it would be a miracle if people didn't swipe a phrase here or pilfer a juicy paragraph there. Jiji nearly steals the show and definitely pilfers a few scenes. Earlier, they were satisfied with getting access to the car and taking away the stereos, or pilfering anything kept inside. The bad guys steal your mail or pilfer your trash, coming up with enough personal information to apply for bank accounts, credit cards and loans with your name and credit rating but with their address. On board two passengers have just proposed marriage while the rest are now busy pilfering the safety instruction cards. It was still early morning when Skipper and Dodger returned with the camels to find other Warlpiri pilfering the last of the supplies and other useful items. Wedding and death ceremonies have pilfered their terminology from The Book of Common Prayer. In fact, seeing a man pilfering food will tell you nothing about the causes of poverty, just as (so Brecht remarked) putting a factory on stage will tell you nothing about capitalism. It's also because it has the clearest and least ridiculous plotline of the films - essentially because it pilfers such reliable stories as the King Arthur legends, The Wizard of Oz and WWII aviation flicks, among others. Ahmad manages to pilfer a box of medicine, but it's not enough. After all, these nightly visitors aren't there to snitch snapdragons or pilfer peas. If there is any discrepancy there could be urgent grounds for our Integrity Commission to act in order to determine who is pilfering the public purse and to take appropriate action. After bullying and pilfering his way through childhood, he signed up as a soldier and took full advantage of the administrative mayhem of Revolutionary France. An ingenious scheme has seen pilfering attendants fired, to be replaced by deaf-and-dumb individuals recruited through their national association for the equivalent of £2 a match. Fights were sometimes orchestrated under false pretences, so that inmates could swipe and pilfer a target person's store items. Synonyms steal, purloin, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift steal, thieve, rob, take, snatch, purloin, loot, rifle, abscond with, carry off, pillage Origin Late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘action of pilfering, something pilfered’): from Old French pelfrer ‘to pillage’, of unknown origin. Compare with pelf.
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