Antonyms for pilfering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pil-fer

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪl fər

Definition of pilfering

Origin : 1540s, from pilfer (n.) "spoils, booty," c.1400, from Old French pelfre "booty, spoils" (11c.), of unknown origin, possibly related to pelf. Related: Pilfered; pilfering.

verb steal, embezzle

Example sentences :

Could it be that the old gentleman suspected him of pilfering?
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

She had only had one great fault: she was inclined to pilfering.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

In short, their pilfering and stealing is a perfect nuisance.
Extract from : « A Tour in Ireland » by Arthur Young

They have no pilfering, and the few locks and bolts are rarely needed.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 » by Various

Stealing and pilfering is carried on extensively all over the city.
Extract from : « Birdseye Views of Far Lands » by James T. Nichols

So what pilfering they did, it behoved them to get done quickly.
Extract from : « The Lost Continent » by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne

There was this damning evidence of the pilfering of the cores.
Extract from : « The Spirit of the Links » by Henry Leach

The people said they were sorry, but declared it was the fault of the pilfering crows.
Extract from : « North Cornwall Fairies and Legends » by Enys Tregarthen

"It may also confirm him in his pilfering habits," I interposed.
Extract from : « My Life » by Josiah Flynt

As to pilfering Franklin remarked that almost every slave was by nature a thief.
Extract from : « Slavery in Pennsylvania » by Edward Raymond Turner

Synonyms for pilfering

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