Today’s “Word of the Day” is “pilferage“ and it is a noun meaning “the act of stealing things of little/small value; petty theft”.
Example Sentence: The concept of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is to directly transfer cash to the beneficiary’s bank account, empower the beneficiary to spend the amount it originally intended, and arrest (stop) the pilferage by corrupt politicians.
This word is present in The Hindu article Redefining direct benefit transfers and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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