pilferage
pilferage — 名詞
1. Stealing small or cheap items, often done secretly and especially from one's wor
小額偷竊
偷取價值較低物品的行為
Stealing small or cheap items, often done secretly and especially from one's workplace.
The manager noticed that small stationery items were disappearing due to pilferage by staff.
經理注意到文具等小物品因員工的小額偷竊而不斷消失。
collocation: pilferage by [someone]
The shop lost thousands of dollars each year to pilferage by customers and employees alike.
這家商店每年因顧客和員工的零星偷竊損失數千美元。
Security cameras were installed in the warehouse to reduce pilferage among the night workers.
倉庫安裝了監視器，以減少夜班人員的小額偷竊行為。
Rohan was dismissed after the company found clear evidence of pilferage from the supply closet.
在公司找到從補給櫃偷取物品的明確證據後，Rohan 被解僱了。
Most pilferage cases involve small items like pens, notebooks, or snacks that go unnoticed easily.
大多數小額偷竊案件都涉及鋼筆、筆記本或零食等不易被察覺的小物品。
- theft
The most general term; covers stealing of any value, from small items to large sums or money
- shoplifting
Specifically refers to stealing goods from a retail store while pretending to be a customer
- petty theft
A legal classification for theft of low-value items; very close in meaning to pilferage
用法筆記
Pilferage is a formal or technical term used especially in business, retail, and workplace contexts. It refers specifically to small-scale stealing, not to major theft or robbery. The related verb 'pilfer' is less formal but still more formal in tone than 'steal.'