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pilfer Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 to steal things of small value:
- He was caught pilfering (sweets) from the shop.
1 to steal things of little value or in small amounts:
- [ I/T ] Neighborhood kids were pilfering (candy) from the corner store.
2 to steal things that are not worth much money, especially from the place where you work:
- He was caught pilfering stationery more than once.
3 to steal money, ideas, information, etc. from an organization:
- They were charged with conspiracy to pilfer $600m from a major international conglomerate.
- U.S. officials claimed the plane's electronic surveillance equipment had been thoroughly examined and pilfered by their military.

There are less absenteeism and less pilfering and profitability rises.
If this charge were true, the discovery would have remained public, but would have been re-attributed to the person from whom it was pilfered.
Mention has been made of £2 million worth of valuable goods being pilfered from the various sectors of publicly owned transport undertakings.
Where pilfering occurs in this country, inquiries are undertaken by specially trained investigating officers with a view to the detection and punishment of the offenders.
Pilfering may occur either before or after the parcels reach this country.
But pilfering from vehicles in towns is a scourge.
He may only be showing off to his friends at school, and may perhaps pilfer from a local store or a market.
However, what matters in this case is what is likely to be pilfered.