theft
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubiþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō, from *þeubaz (“thief”), equivalent to thief + -th or thieve + -th. Cognate with Old Frisian thiuvethe, thiufthe (“theft”), dialectal Dutch diefte (“theft”), obsolete German Diebde (“theft”), Icelandic þýfð (“theft”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
theft (countable and uncountable, plural thefts)
- The act of stealing property.
- resource theft
- Bike theft is on the rise.
- A suspect was arrested for the theft of a gold necklace.
- 2007 July 5, Charles Hugh Smith, When Lies Become Normal, Is Truth Dead or Just in Hiding?[1]:
- If you steal a candy bar, you are guilty of theft, regardless of the value.
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:theft
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Translations[edit]
act of stealing property
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
theft
- Alternative form of thefte
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