Legal Definitions - pilferage

Definition: Pilferage is when someone steals something. It can be one item or many items. Another word for pilferage is theft or larceny.

Example 1: The store owner noticed that some candy bars were missing from the shelf. After checking the security footage, he realized that an employee had been pilfering candy every day.

Example 2: The company had a problem with pilferage in the warehouse. Some of the workers were taking small items like pens and paper clips home with them.

Both examples show how someone took something that didn't belong to them. In the first example, an employee was taking candy from the store. In the second example, workers were taking small items from the warehouse. These are both instances of pilferage.