Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cybertheft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cy-bertheft
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Theft carried out by means of computer technology.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Security software firm McAfee estimates that cybertheft and vandalism cost the US economy $20 billion per year."

Etymology

From cyber- + theft.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cyber

Usage

Inflected Forms

cyberthefts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cyberthief cybertrespass cybervandalism

Questions

What does cybertheft mean?: Theft carried out by means of computer technology.
Where does cybertheft come from?: From cyber- + theft.

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