purloins
Takes without permission
Purloins means steals, typically in a sneaky or underhanded way rather than through force.
The word carries a slightly formal or literary flavor, often used for petty theft or pilfering: Someone has been purloining office supplies.
It can extend to non-physical taking: He purloined her ideas for his own presentation.
Takes illegally, or bargains
- pilfersSteals petty amounts
- filchesSteals petty items
- swipesTakes without permission
- nabsSeizes or apprehends
takes · lifts · pinches · snatches · appropriates · pockets · makes off with · removes
Fraudulently takes entrusted money
- thieveryAct of stealing
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- pilferageMinor theft of goods
- light-fingeredGiven to petty theft
ill-gotten · absconded · spirited away · covetously · surreptitiously · clandestinely · furtively · stealthily
Steals from stores
- pickpocketsThose who steal belongings
- kleptoCompulsive thief, abbreviated
- five-finger discountSlang for shoplifting
- sticky fingersHabitual inclination to pilfer
pilfering · swiping · lifting · pocketing · sneaking · office supplies · candy · trinkets
steals
Takes illegally, or bargains
nabs · takes · lifts · pinches · snatches · appropriates · pockets · makes off with · removes · abstracts
embezzles
Fraudulently takes entrusted money
light-fingered · ill-gotten · absconded · spirited away · covetously · surreptitiously · clandestinely · furtively · stealthily · craftily
shoplifts
Steals from stores
- pickpocketsThose who steal belongings
- kleptoCompulsive thief, abbreviated
- five-finger discountSlang for shoplifting
sticky fingers · pilfering · swiping · lifting · pocketing · sneaking · office supplies · candy · trinkets · petty theft
purloinsreturns
Profits from investments
gives back · restores · relinquishes · donates · surrenders