loot
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4.4
- noun
- /luːt/
:
botín
- Me and my deputies gave chase, killed two of 'em, including the one carrying the loot.
- stolen loot
- bags of loot
- lots of loot
OK so and we get a lot of loot so that'll pay for more recruits.
- OK so and we get a lot of loot so that'll pay for more recruits.
- The cause of that would be that the crooked cop swoops in to steal the loot.
- You have a long term goals for yourself and your loot.
- That in fact BTCE had been created, this whole cryptocurrency exchange had been created just as a way to launder this, the loot from this giant heist of Mount Cox.
Examples
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The UN was created to divide the loot among the states that won the war.
Blog text (28) -
You got five seconds to tell me where you buried your loot!
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- Well, I told them where the loot was.
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Yeah, but then what do we do with the loot?
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Hiding in a temple will just get you killed faster since the soldiers will look for loot there first.
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Every wagon and pack was stuffed with as much food and loot as possible.
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Back to the hideout to split up the loot.
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We sat down by the loot we had accumulated.
Fiction book (2002) -
Our getaway driver has to get us and the loot down the mountain before anybody realizes we're there.
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The soldiers returned with a trove of loot after the victorious battle.
Synonyms
182
9.4
A slang word for money
180
7.7
Valuable things or money taken illegally, often during a raid
149
8.6
An informal word for money that people use
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8.3
Informal name for money used to buy things
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9.1
Goods taken illegally, often by soldiers or pirates
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9.2
An informal word for money
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7.8
Valuable things taken by force, often during war
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2.8
Things that someone takes without permission
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5.5
Things taken by force during war or robbery
12
4.3
Money that someone gets through illegal or dishonest actions
7
9.9
Money in the form of cash or paper bills
7
9.9
Money you use to buy things
6
9.9
A slang word for money, often cash
5
9.0
An informal, playful word for money from Spanish
4
9.4
Valuable things that thieves take
3
9.9
Informal word for money, often meaning cash
3
9.9
Money gained in a dishonest or unfair way
3
9.9
Money in cash that people use to buy things
1
9.9
An informal word for money, especially dollars
1
9.9
An informal word for money
1
9.9
An informal name for money someone has to spend
1
9.9
A large amount of cash kept for spending
1
8.6
Small amounts of money
1
7.9
Things taken by force during war or riots
1
9.9
Money gained by dishonest or shameful means
A large amount of valuable items found or gained, often after an adventure
Money that people use to buy things
Compounds
- Offensive
A player who tries to take all valuable items in a game and ignores teamwork
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Loot comes from the Hindi word lūt meaning 'plunder' or 'stolen goods'. Think of soldiers or thieves carrying away treasure, and that image explains why loot means money or goods taken in war, riots, or theft.