pilferage
pil fuh rij
- n the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
- Lifting songs from the original Gershwin musicals (Funny Face, He Loves and She Loves, Strike Up the Band) is divine pilferage.
- On the docks of South Viet Nam, pilferage has become a sort of cottage industry.
- Chronic labor strife, rampant pilferage and the rising cost of doing business are forcing many shippers to steer around the Port of New York, which is an 833-mile labyrinth of .