Pilferage

//ˈpɪlf(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ//

"Pilferage" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Sir Thomas Royden, Chairman of the L.M.S.R., and Mr. Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway, both deplored the wholesale robbery and petty pilferage which have increased until they have reached appalling dimensions.

Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.

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