loot

¹loot

noun \ˈlüt\

Definition of LOOT

1

: goods usually of considerable value taken in war : spoils

2

: something held to resemble goods of value seized in war: as a : something appropriated illegally often by force or violence b : illicit gains by public officials c : money

3

: the action of looting

Examples of LOOT

1. After raiding the town, the soldiers helped themselves to any loot that they could find.
2. The thieves got a lot of loot in the robbery.
3. He made a lot of loot selling cars.

Origin of LOOT

Hindi & Urdu lūṭ; akin to Sanskrit luṇṭati he plunders

First Known Use: circa 1788

Related to LOOT

Synonyms: booty, pillage, plunder, spoil, swag

Related Words: prize; catch, haul, take, treasure; pilferage; windfall

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Rhymes with LOOT

boot, bruit, brut, brute, bute, Bute, butte, chute, cloot, coot, cute, flute, fruit, glout, glute, hoot, jute, Jute, lute, moot, mute, newt, pood, root, Root, rout, route, scoot, scute, shoot, snoot, soot, suit, suite, toot, tout, ut, Ute