theft
/θɛft/
noun
The act of stealing property.
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Noun 1 meaning
The act of stealing property.
“resource theft”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubīþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubīþō (“theft”), from *þiubijaną (“to thieve, steal”), equivalent to thieve + -t (abstract nominal suffix).
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THEFT at a glance
THEFT has 5 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + F 4 + T 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,748 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with theft
All rhymes- LEFT7
- CLEFT10
- DEFT8
- BEREFT11
- HEFT10
- WEFT10
- COPYLEFT18
- ANTITHEFT15
- REFT7
- ALEFT8
- ULTRALEFT12
- UNCLEFT12
One letter away
- THOFT11
- WHEFT14
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