What does pilferage mean?
Definitions for pilferage
pil·fer·age
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word pilferage.
Princeton's WordNet
pilferagenoun
the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
Wiktionary
pilferagenoun
A recurrent theft of small items of little value.
Wikipedia
Pilferage
Pilferage or pilfering is the act of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, also called petty theft.
ChatGPT
pilferage
Pilferage is the act of stealing or misappropriating small quantities of goods or property, often over a period of time, typically in a workplace or business setting. This act is usually carried out discreetly to avoid detection.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pilferage in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pilferage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of pilferage in a Sentence
This is Coal India's biggest technological overhaul, and its impact would be in billions of dollars, the whole shift towards supplying quality coal to customers further increases the use of technology to avoid pilferage.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for pilferage
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- näpistelyFinnish
- chapardageFrench
- चोरीHindi
- heling, diefstalDutch
- potkradanjeSerbo-Croatian
Get even more translations for pilferage »
Translation
Find a translation for the pilferage definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"pilferage." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/pilferage>.
Discuss these pilferage definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In