1. steals things of small value, especially in small amounts over time

Examples

• The employee pilfers office supplies from the storage room.
• She pilfers cookies from the jar when no one is looking.
• The cashier pilfers small amounts of money from the register.
• He pilfers pencils and pens from his coworkers’ desks.
• The student pilfers answers by looking at other papers during tests.
• Someone pilfers newspapers from the neighbor’s porch every morning.