half-inched
Taken without permission
Half-inched is British slang meaning stolen or pinched—Cockney rhyming slang where "half-inch" substitutes for "pinch" (to steal).
Someone's half-inched my bike.
The term remains recognizable in British English though less common than it once was.
nicked
Cut superficially
lifted · thieved · filched · nabbed · pocketed · shoplifted · purloined · snatched · taken · robbed
acquisition method
half-inchedpurchased
Acquired through payment
bought · paid for · bought and paid for · earned · gifted
possession transfer direction
half-inchedreturned
Went back again
given back · restored · handed over · donated · gifted
half, halves, halved, halving, halfway, halfback, inch, inches, inched