Pilferage
Definitions
The individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft.
Equivalents
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Examples
“Sir Thomas Royden, Chairman of the L.M.S.R., and Mr. Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway, both deplored the wholesale robbery and petty pilferage which have⟳ increased until they have⟳ reached appalling dimensions.”
“Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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