# thievery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈθiːv.(ə)ɹ.i/ · frequency rank #50,843

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

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thievery