/ ˈrɒbəri; NAmE ˈrɑːb-/ noun
[ U , C ] ( pl. -ies ) the crime of stealing money or goods from a bank, shop / store, person, etc., especially using violence or threats :
armed robbery (= using a gun, knife, etc.)
There has been a spate of robberies in the area recently.
—compare burglary , theft
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IDIOMS
see daylight , highway
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French and Old French roberie , from the verb rober , of Germanic origin.