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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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Add to word list. to steal things that are not worth much money, especially from the place where you work: He was caught pilfering stationery more than once. to steal money, ideas, information, etc. from an organization: They were charged with conspiracy to pilfer $600m from a major international conglomerate.
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.
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.
verb (used with or without object) to steal, especially in small quantities. Synonyms: appropriate, filch, purloin, thieve. pilfer. / ˈpɪlfə / verb. to steal (minor items), esp in small quantities.
to steal things that are not worth much money, especially from the place where you work: He was caught pilfering stationery more than once. to steal money, ideas, information, etc. from an organization: They were charged with conspiracy to pilfer $600m from a major international conglomerate.
pilfer - make off with belongings of others. cabbage, filch, purloin, snarf, nobble, abstract, swipe, pinch, sneak, hook, lift. steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation".
[VERB] When food stores close, they go to work, pilfering food for resale on the black market. [VERB noun] Synonyms: steal, take, rob, lift [informal] More Synonyms of pilfer. pilfering uncountable noun. Precautions had to be taken to prevent pilfering. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Collins.
