noun
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the act or practice of stealing small quantities or articles
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the amount so stolen
Etymology
Origin of pilferage
Example Sentences
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Pilferage runs only about $30 per month per outlet, a percentage of sales far below the average for all retailing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pilferage was so widespread that Bateson officials complained the union was "stealing us blind."
From Time Magazine Archive
Pilferage soon shot up over 1% of gross sales, took half of food retailing's narrow profit.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pilferage is so pervasive that not even the increasing use of sealed metal containers the size of 20-ft. truck trailers stops it.
From Time Magazine Archive
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