theft
pronunciation
How to pronounce theft in British English:
UK [θeft]
How to pronounce theft in American English:
US [θeft]
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- Noun:
- the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
Word Origin
- theft
- theft: see thief
- theft (n.)
- mid-13c., from Old English þeofð (West Saxon þiefð) "theft," from Proto-Germanic *theubitho (cognates: Old Frisian thiufthe, Old Norse þyfð), from *theubaz "thief" (see thief) + abstract formative suffix *-itha (cognate with Latin -itatem; see -th (2)).
Example
- 1. Many others found themselves arrested for trespass and theft .
- 2. And that makes your thoughts vulnerable to theft .
- 3. Some of this is outright theft .
- 4. This provides a degree of security against theft .
- 5. Organised crime does play a large part in id theft .