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verb (used with or without object)
- to steal, especially in small quantities.
verb
- to steal (minor items), esp in small quantities
v.1540s, from pilfer (n.) “spoils, booty,” c.1400, from Old French pelfre “booty, spoils” (11c.), of unknown origin, possibly related to pelf. Related: Pilfered; pilfering.