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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, from Old English þīefþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō, 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
theft (countable and uncountable, plural thefts)
- The act of stealing property.
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:theft
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Translations[edit]
act of stealing property
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English þīefþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō; equivalent to thef + -th.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- “thẹ̄̆ft(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-21.
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