pilfer
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pilfer
- /ˈpɪl.fə/ UK
- /ˈpɪl.fɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From earlier pilfre, from Middle English pilfre (“booty”), from Old French pelfre (“plunder, booty, spoils”), of unknown origin. Compare pelf.
verb pilfers · pilfering · pilfered · pilfre
- To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft. pilfer goods
