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- [pil-fer]
- /ˈpɪl fər/
- /ˈpɪl.fər/
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- [pil-fer]
- /ˈpɪl fər/
Definitions of pilfer word
- transitive verb pilfer steal in small amounts 1
- intransitive verb pilfer steal small amounts of sth 1
- verb pilfer If someone pilfers, they steal things, usually small cheap things. 0
- verb pilfer to steal (minor items), esp in small quantities 0
- verb transitive pilfer to steal (esp. small sums or petty objects); filch 0
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Origin of pilfer
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; v. use of late Middle English pilfre booty < Middle French pelfre. See pelf
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Parts of speech for Pilfer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pilfer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for pilfer
verb pilfer
- borrow — If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
- burgle — If a building is burgled, a thief enters it by force and steals things.
- burgled — simple past tense and past participle of burgle.
- carry off — If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
Antonyms for pilfer
verb pilfer
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- chime in — If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
- chip in — When a number of people chip in, each person gives some money so that they can pay for something together.
- go dutch — of, relating to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country or language.
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