THEFT


Meaning of THEFT in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ petty

▪ grand ( AmE )

▪ attempted ( esp. BrE )

the crime of attempted ~

▪ large-scale , outright , wholesale

The shortage has led to price increases and the large-scale ~ of vaccine supplies.

Unauthorized copying is outright ~ of information.

the wholesale ~ of copyrighted music

▪ retail

▪ auto ( AmE ), car , cattle , laptop , etc.

▪ data

▪ ID , identity

the potential victims of identity ~

… OF THEFTS

▪ series , spate ( esp. BrE ), string

a spate of ~s over the Christmas period

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ from

He is accused of ~ from his employer.

▪ ~ of

She admitted the ~ of three pairs of shoes.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .