Retail Theft Terminology

1 words in this vocabulary list

noun the act of stealing small amounts or items

verb to steal (typically things of relatively little value)

  • The employee was caught attempting to pilfer money from the company's safe.
  • I heard someone tried to pilfer snacks from the break room.
  • He's always trying to pilfer my stuff when he comes over.
  • The politician was known to pilfer votes in order to secure his position.