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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