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Spending when the math's not there and the numbers aren't there and if they look in the social security trust fund, it's filled with IOUs because the government's been pilfering it for years on end. We have to do something. We have to start having this discussion.
Ben Quayle

Meaning of "pilfering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PILFERING

pilfering  [ˈpɪlfərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILFERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pilfering is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PILFERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pilfering in the English dictionary

The definition of pilfering in the dictionary is the act or practice of stealing small quantities or articles.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILFERING


bearing
ˈbɛərɪŋ
buffering
ˈbʌfərɪŋ
catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
ciphering
ˈsaɪfərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
covering
ˈkʌvərɪŋ
during
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
gathering
ˈɡæðərɪŋ
hearing
ˈhɪərɪŋ
manufacturing
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərɪŋ
measuring
ˈmɛʒərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
offering
ˈɒfərɪŋ
ordering
ˈɔːdərɪŋ
steering
ˈstɪərɪŋ
suffering
ˈsʌfərɪŋ
syphering
ˈsaɪfərɪŋ
touring
ˈtʊərɪŋ
wearing
ˈwɛərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILFERING

piles
pileum
pileus
pilework
pilewort
pilfer
pilfer-proof
pilferable
pilferage
pilferer
pilferingly
pilfery
pilgarlic
pilgarlicky
pilgrim
Pilgrim Fathers
pilgrimage
Pilgrimage of Grace
pilgrimage site
pilgrimager

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILFERING

bring
civil engineering
electrical engineering
empowering
fingering
flattering
flowering
hovering
lettering
lowering
mechanical engineering
pioneering
power steering
recovering
rendering
scattering
self-catering
triggering
wandering
watering
whispering

Synonyms and antonyms of pilfering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PILFERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pilfering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pilfering

Translation of «pilfering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILFERING

Find out the translation of pilfering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pilfering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pilfering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

顺手牵羊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hurtos
570 millions of speakers

English

pilfering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pilfering
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النهب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воровство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furtos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপহারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chapardage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mencuri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diebstähle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

忍び
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pilfering
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ăn cắp vặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pilfering
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रहार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yağmadan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

furti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drobna kradzież
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злодійство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pilfering
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλοπών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stelery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snatteri
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

naskeri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pilfering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILFERING»

The term «pilfering» is regularly used and occupies the 66.621 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILFERING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pilfering» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pilfering» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pilfering

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QUOTES WITH «PILFERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pilfering.
1
Ben Quayle
Spending when the math's not there and the numbers aren't there and if they look in the social security trust fund, it's filled with IOUs because the government's been pilfering it for years on end. We have to do something. We have to start having this discussion.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILFERING»

Discover the use of pilfering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pilfering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wake Up America! Hello! U. S. Future Bleak Stop Pilfering ...
US FUTURE BLEAK STOP PILFERING ROGUES or PERISHJ” A book offering urgent warnings to readers about “Americas ' dark and gloomy future” brought on by years of unchecked out of control greedy capitalist & how it has negatively ...
Branston A. DiBrell, 2004
2
Resistance, Space and Political Identities: The Making of ...
They developed their own techniques for negotiating these networks, such as pilfering (Linebaugh, 1992: 307). Observers like Patrick Colquhoun who attempted to discipline dockside spaces noted that coal heavers possessed a ' disposition ...
David Featherstone, 2011
3
Pilfering the Priceless: The Great Art Thefts of the 20th ...
The ultimate in cat burglary, art theft involves intelligent thievery and extensive knowledge of both the art world and the systems of protection within museums worldwide.Art is stolen for purposes of resale to private collectors, for ...
Beatriz Scaglia, 2011
4
Barefooted
One of our hobbies was what we called “pilfering.” We found old, abandoned houses and went inside them to steal things. The first time I went pilfering I felt like a cat burglar, which is essentially what I was. I wore dark clothing and gloves and ...
Lizzie Garrett, 2011
5
The KGB Campaign against Corruption in Moscow, 1982-1987
... Leningrad, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, and Georgia Embezzlement, bribery, pilfering, cheating customers Light industry Kazakhstan Embezzlement, bribery, pilfering, cheating customers Clothing industry Moscow, Alma Ata, Petrozasvodsk , ...
Luc Duhamel, 2010
6
Work in Market and Industrial Societies
Pilfering Pilfering of cargo is common to every waterfront in the world, and Portland is no exception, although the Portland longshoremen do not carry this activity to the extent of hauling away truckloads of cargo, as in some of the Eastern Ports.
Herbert A. Applebaum, 1984
7
Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation: Experiences of ...
CHAPTER. 4. Pilfering. Knitting. Needles. Iwas. watching. as. a. gang. of dockers loaded a tray of cartons which was swinging wildly about in the air. As it was lowered into the hold one of the cartons hit the hatch coaming43 and I heard the  ...
John Lee, 2007
8
Niles' National Register
Od. Loss by pilfering and damage 3s. Od. Expense in drying and warehousing 2s . Od. Profit and commission in Dantzic Is. 6d. freight to London 8s. Od. Amount on arriving in the English market 48s. Od. One of these items required explaining ...
‎1826
9
Shakespeare from the Margins: Language, Culture, Context
... he were a translater, I I know the authors from whence he ha's stole").60 Accusations of translation as pilfering were, indeed, frequent in the sixteenth century; and they increased along with the articulation of notions of authorship, authority, ...
Patricia A. Parker, 1996
10
Moshling Collector's Guide
Likes: Colorful but crafty, Pilfering Toucans can't resist “borrowing” things from other Moshlings, especially salty gobstoppers. I say borrow, but what I really mean is steal, because these thieving ⇑appers are the naughtiest pirates on the planet ...
Steve Cleverley, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILFERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pilfering is used in the context of the following news items.
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2 booked for assaulting electricity dept team in UP
Junior Engineer of Electricity department, Dhan Raj Singh complained that on getting caught pilfering power, one Bhola and his friend yesterday beat them up ... «Press Trust of India, Jul 15»
2
The Swindle Review
I've become obsessed with getting the best possible start to my campaign of pilfering, starting time and again to build up my multiplier with the ... «TheSixthAxis, Jul 15»
3
His Method for Teaching His Daughter a Lesson About Stealing Was …
An Indiana father wasn't very happy about his daughter's pilfering ways, so he decided to teach her a lesson she would never forget. Gary Mills ... «IJ Review, Jul 15»
4
Follow Us On
Second, the U.S. government is trying to draw a distinction between acceptable espionage, like one state pilfering information from another, ... «Council on Foreign Relations, Jul 15»
5
Security systems market in Latin America expected to grow at 14.35 …
The Security Systems Market in Latin America 2015-2019 report is 66 pages new research report and provides 26 Exhibits. A rise in pilfering ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
6
A 'Seinfeld' field guide to touring New York City
When Jerry wasn't eating cereal, George consuming a block of cheese in one sitting, and Elaine and Kramer pilfering the contents of Seinfeld's ... «St. Augustine Record, Jul 15»
7
Boks: Jesse offers joy in defeat
Some muscular, determined pilfering and slowing down of NZ ball, though penalised once or twice. Lood de Jager: 7. Only scores marginally ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
8
Winning The Fight Against Corruption
It is evident why they want the status quo—a system with so many loopholes encourage pilfering and looting but the Buhari administration must ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
9
Anonymous takes credit for Census Bureau hack
The hacking group Anonymous claims it has infiltrated the U.S. Census Bureau, pilfering and dumping troves of data, but apparently nothing ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
10
Now, share nicely children
THE ROMANCE is well and truly dead when a man stoops to using his menu as a rampart to shield his chips from wanton pilfering at the fair ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pilfering [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pilfering>. Apr 2024 ».
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