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pil⋅fer⋅age

  [pil-fer-ij]
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–noun
1. the act or practice of pilfering; petty theft.
2. something that is pilfered.
Origin:
1620–30; pilfer + -age
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pil·fer   (pĭl'fər)   
v.   pil·fered, pil·fer·ing, pil·fers

v.   tr.
To steal (a small amount or item). See Synonyms at steal.
v.   intr.
To steal or filch.

[From Middle English pilfre, spoils, from Old French pelfre.]
pil'fer·age (-ĭj) n., pil'fer·er n.
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