booty
180
7.7
- noun
- /ˈbuːti/
:
botín
- The Rosetta Stone, found by French engineers but taken as British war booty, tops his list.
- war booty
Examples
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Many of them had acquired enormous amounts of booty and were eager to enjoy their gains.
Academic text (2005) -
And then he had given a great part of his booty away to worthy charities.
Fiction book (1990) -
After a successful expedition, the ship's company was rewarded with half the booty, mainly consisting of cattle.
Academic text (2005) -
The Portuguese troops were prideful and overconfident of victory, thinking only of future booty, "los despojos."
Academic text (2003) -
"Plunder and strew, ancient words: spoils of war, recklessness, booty, scattering, mindless ransacking."
Academic text (1991) -
After the pirate raid, the crew celebrated their stolen booty on the ship.
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The soldiers returned home with valuable booty from their victorious campaign.
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Thieves broke into the jewelry store and made off with a significant amount of booty.
Synonyms
53
4.4
Things stolen from shops during chaos
38
9.1
Goods taken illegally, often by soldiers or pirates
15
5.5
Things taken by force during war or robbery
4
9.4
Valuable things that thieves take
1
7.9
Things taken by force during war or riots
Treasure or valuable objects kept in a secret place
Valuable things like gold or coins hidden under the ground, often by pirates
Compounds
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word booty comes from old northern European words like French butin, which meant 'goods taken' or 'reward'. So, think of pirates dividing treasure — booty means the valuable goods or money taken by force or by thieves.