pilfer

== English == === Alternative forms === pilfre (obsolete) === Etymology === From earlier pilfre, from Middle English pilfre (“booty”), from Old French pelfre (“plunder, booty, spoils”), of unknown origin. Compare pelf. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɪl.fə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɪl.fɚ/ === Verb === pilfer (third-person singular simple present pilfers, present participle pilfering, simple past and past participle pilfered) (ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pelf ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== fib === Anagrams === reflip