time theft

noun

The situation where an employee fraudulently receives compensation for an amount of time during which no work was performed.

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Meanings

nountime theft (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman resourcesbusinessThe situation where an employee fraudulently receives compensation for an amount of time during which no work was performed.
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APA

time theft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20theft

MLA

“time theft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20theft. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time theft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20theft.

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