PILFERAGE Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word pilferage. (close relations)
Definition of PILFERAGE
pilfer
Best Alternative Words for PILFERAGE
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appropriation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose • incorporation by joining or uniting • a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | ||||||||
burglary | nounn | |||||||
noun • entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property | ||||||||
embezzlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||||||||
larceny | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||||
misappropriation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else • wrongful borrowing | ||||||||
plundering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of stealing valuable things from a place adjective satellite • given to taking by force what is desired | ||||||||
robbery | nounn | |||||||
noun • larceny by threat of violence • plundering during riots or in wartime | ||||||||
stealing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully • avoiding detection by moving carefully | ||||||||
theft | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||||
thievery | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully |