English Explanatory Dictionary

thievery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of theft, the act of stealing.
  2. That which is stolen.

Pronunciation

/ˈθiːv.(ə)ɹ.i/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thievery.wav

Word forms

thievery thieveries

Etymology

From thieve + -ery. Compare Old Frisian deverie ("thievery; theft"; > West Frisian dieverij; Saterland Frisian Däiweräi), Dutch dieverij (“thievery”), German Low German Deveree (“thievery; theft”), German Dieberei (“thievery”), Danish tyveri (“thievery; theft; larceny”), Swedish tjuveri (“thievery”).

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