five-finger discount
Stealing from stores
Five-finger discount is slang for shoplifting—stealing merchandise by slipping it out of a store with your hand.
The phrase treats theft as a bargain: He got that jacket on a five-finger discount.
Usually used with ironic or humorous intent, though the act it describes is serious.
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- boostingIncreasing force or level
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- pilferingMinor, sneaky theft
- thievingAct of stealing
lift something · klepto · stealing · pocketing · larceny · rip-off · nicking · loss prevention · store detective · filching · pinching · swiping · snatching · petty theft · walkout · sting · heist · grab
- retail theftshoplifting, shoplifter, stealing, concealment, grab and run
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- underworld slangsnitch, rat out, hitman, capo, consigliere
- retail jargonshrink, shrinkage, merch, markdown, endcap
price/value exchange
five-finger discountfull price
Amount without reductions
sticker price · top dollar · market price · fair market value · list price
discount, finger, fingers, discounted, discounts, fingered, discounting, fingertips, fingertip