pilfery
Small-scale sneaky theft
Pilfery is the act or practice of pilfering—stealing small items or amounts.
The word emphasizes petty, repeated theft rather than a single incident: The shop owner installed cameras to combat employee pilfery.
Less common than pilfering or pilfer, it appears mainly in formal or legal contexts.
Stealing store merchandise
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
- filchingStealing small items
- purloiningTaking without permission
- swipingTaking something swiftly
snatching · pocketing · nicking · pinching · boosting · thievery · larceny · stealing
Illegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- lootingTheft during disorder
smuggling · fencing · receiving stolen goods · breaking and entering · trespassing · criminal mischief · petty larceny · grand larceny
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
- skimmingPassing lightly over
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
siphoning · peculation · defalcation · cooking the books · slush fund · creative accounting
Skillful manual deception
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
duplicity · stealth · cunning · craftiness · guile · furtiveness · slyness · sneakiness
shoplifting
Stealing store merchandise
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
- filchingStealing small items
- purloiningTaking without permission
swiping · snatching · pocketing · nicking · pinching · boosting · thievery · larceny · stealing · light-fingered
burglary
Illegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
looting · smuggling · fencing · receiving stolen goods · breaking and entering · trespassing · criminal mischief · petty larceny · grand larceny · theft ring
embezzlement
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
- skimmingPassing lightly over
kickbacks · siphoning · peculation · defalcation · cooking the books · slush fund · creative accounting
sleight of hand
Skillful manual deception
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
misdirection · duplicity · stealth · cunning · craftiness · guile · furtiveness · slyness · sneakiness · covert
pilferygrand larceny
Theft exceeding statutory amount
grand theft · armed robbery · embezzlement · bank robbery · burglary
pilferyhonesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
integrity · probity · rectitude · scrupulousness · trustworthiness
pilferygenerosity
Readiness to give freely
giving · donation · charity · philanthropy · benevolence
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