1
: something that is stolen or taken by force
After raiding the town, the soldiers helped themselves to any loot that they could find.
The thieves got a lot of loot in the robbery.
2
informal
: money
He made a lot of loot selling cars.
loots; looted; looting
: to steal things from (a place, such as a store or house) during a war or after destruction has been caused by fire, rioting, etc.
Rioters looted the stores.
The soldiers were looting every house that they came to.
The supplies had been looted [=stolen] from the warehouse.
Soldiers swept through the territory, looting, burning, and killing.
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“Loot.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/loot. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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