pilferage

English

Etymology

pilfer +‎ -age

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɪlf(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

pilferage (countable and uncountable, plural pilferages)

The recurrent theft of small items of little value.
- 1981, John Updike, Rabbit is Rich
  Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.

Translations

theft

Dutch: kruimeldiefstal (nl) m
Finnish: näpistely (fi)

French: chapardage (fr)
Serbo-Croatian: potkradanje

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