Pilfer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɪlfər|  American pronunciation of the word pilfer
Brit.  |ˈpɪlfə|  British pronunciation of the word pilfer

verb

- make off with belongings of others (syn: abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pinch, purloin, sneak, swipe)

Extra examples

She pilfered stamps and paper from work.

...what sort of person would pilfer lunches from the office refrigerator?...

He habitually pilfered from supermarkets.

She was sacked after being caught pilfering from the till.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pilfer
he/she/it: pilfers
present participle: pilfering
past tense: pilfered
past participle: pilfered
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