[ noun ] the act of stealing small amounts or small articles <noun.act>
Mr. Fletcher slows the truck to a crawl, reaches for a wide-bottomed mug on the dashboard and consults a sheaf of maps for a route to one of the "potential pilferage areas" he is supposed to keep an eye on.
Operators also like the jumbo size because it discourages pilferage.
Competitors joke that NCR hasn't had a true technological innovation since its founder put a bell on cash-register drawers to stem pilferage.
At Eastern, which says it loses $70 million a year to pilferage and absenteeism, flight attendants say they undergo random handbag and luggage searches, and a few say they have been frisked.
The pumpkin pilferage was reported locally the next day, and donations soon followed.