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theft
English
Etymology
From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, from Old English þ?efþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþ?, from *þeubaz (“thief”), equivalent to thief +? -th or thieve +? -th. Cognate with Old Frisian thiuvethe, thiufthe (“theft”), Old Norse þýfð, þýft, and (obsolete) Dutch diefte.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??ft/
- Rhymes: -?ft
Noun
theft (countable and uncountable, plural thefts)
- The act of stealing property.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:theft
Derived terms
- petty theft
Related terms
- thief
- thieve
Translations
See also
- nick
- steal
- TWOC
Further reading
- theft on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Middle English
Alternative forms
- thefte, þyefþe, þiefþe, þifte, þeofþe, þeuft, þeefte, thifthe, theffte, þeft
Etymology
From Old English þ?efþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþ?; equivalent to thef +? -th.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?ft/, /??ft/, /?e?f?/, /??f?/
- (mainly southern ME) IPA(key): /?i?ft/, /?ift/
Noun
theft
- Theft, stealing, robbery (in general or as an individual instance)
- Financial fraud; the acquiring of financial goods maliciously.
- Some act viewed negatively compared or equated to theft.
- Stolen or illegally acquired goods or possessions.
- (rare) An alleged instance of robbery.
Descendants
- English: theft
- Scots: thift, theft
References
- “th???ft(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-21.
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thievery
English
Etymology
From thieve +? -ery. Compare Old Frisian deverie ("thievery; theft"; > West Frisian dieverij; Saterland Frisian Däiweräi), Dutch dieverij (“thievery”), German Low German Deveree (“thievery; theft”), German Dieberei (“thievery”), Danish tyveri (“thievery; theft; larceny”), Swedish tjuveri (“thievery”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??i?v.(?)?.i/
Noun
thievery (plural thieveries)
- The act of theft, the act of stealing.
- This instance of thievery will not be overlooked.
- (obsolete) That which is stolen.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, IV. iv. 42:
- Injurious Time now, with a robber's haste, / Crams his rich thievery up, he knows not how;
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, IV. iv. 42:
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