bribe – From Old French, it was originally a piece of bread given to beggars; the original sense of bribe is “extort, rob.” More…
clip joint – Based on clip, meaning “swindle, rob.” More…
pilfer – Originally, pilfering was a serious matter, synonymous with plundering, but it came to mean “stealing small things”; its source was Anglo-Norman pelfrer, “plunder, rob.” More…
plunder – Etymologically, it means “rob of household goods,” from Dutch plunde/plunne, “household goods.” More…