What is pilfered is usually stolen stealthily—furtively, so that no one will notice—in small amounts and often again and again. One might, for example, pilfer cookies from a cookie jar until a …

People who are intent upon pilfering take very good care to remove the notices if they can, with that very object in view.

Definition of pilfering noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Pilfer definition: to steal, especially in small quantities.. See examples of PILFER used in a sentence.

Define pilfering. pilfering synonyms, pilfering pronunciation, pilfering translation, English dictionary definition of pilfering. v. pil·fered , pil·fer·ing , pil·fers v. tr. To steal . See Synonyms at steal. v. …

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 …

If someone pilfers, they steal things, usually small cheap things. Staff were pilfering behind the bar. [VERB] When food stores close, they go to work, pilfering food for resale on the black …

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective pilfering. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. OED's earliest evidence for pilfering is from 1546, in the …

He was caught pilfering. She pilfered stamps and paper from work.

Pilfering refers to the act of stealing items of relatively low value. This crime often involves taking small things from a place, usually without the owner's knowledge.