Loot vs. Pillage — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Loot and Pillage
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Definitions
Loot➦
Private property taken from an enemy in war
The rooms were stuffed with the loot from Francis's expeditions into Italy
Pillage➦
To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder.
Loot➦
Steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot
Police confronted the protestors who were looting shops
Pillage➦
To take as spoils.
Loot➦
Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils.
Pillage➦
To take spoils by force.
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Loot➦
Stolen goods or money.
Pillage➦
The act of pillaging.
Loot➦
(Informal) Things of value, such as gifts, received.
Pillage➦
Something pillaged; spoils.
Loot➦
(Slang) Money.
Pillage➦
(ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
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Loot➦
To take goods from (a place) by force or without right, especially in time of war or lawlessness; plunder
The rebels looted the city. Rioters looted the downtown stores.
Pillage➦
The spoils of war.
Loot➦
To take by force or without right; steal
Broke into the tomb and looted the grave goods.
Pillage➦
The act of pillaging.
Loot➦
To take goods by force or through lawless behavior.
Pillage➦
The act of pillaging; robbery.
Loot➦
A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
Pillage➦
That which is taken from another or others by open force, particularly and chiefly from enemies in war; plunder; spoil; booty.
Which pillage they with merry march bring home.
Loot➦
Synonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful combat.
The loot from the sack of Constantinople included the head of John the Baptist.
Pillage➦
To strip of money or goods by open violence; to plunder; to spoil; to lay waste; as, to pillage the camp of an enemy.
Mummius . . . took, pillaged, and burnt their city.
Loot➦
Synonym of sack, the plundering of a city, particularly during war.
He consented to the loot of the city by the men under his command.
Pillage➦
To take spoil; to plunder; to ravage.
They were suffered to pillage wherever they went.
Loot➦
Any valuable thing received for free, especially Christmas presents.
Pillage➦
Goods or money obtained illegally
Loot➦
(slang) money.
Pillage➦
The act of stealing valuable things from a place;
The plundering of the Parthenon
His plundering of the great authors
Loot➦
Clipping of lieutenant
Pillage➦
Steal goods; take as spoils;
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
Loot➦
(transitive) plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.
We looted the temple and the orphanage, which turned most of the NPCs against us.
Loot➦
Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence.
Loot➦
The act of plundering.
Loot➦
Plunder; booty; especially, the booty taken in a conquered or sacked city.
Loot➦
Anything stolen or obtained by dishonesty.
Loot➦
Valuable objects; as, the child was delighted with all the loot he got for his birthday.
Loot➦
Money; as, you shouldn't carry all that loot around with you in the city; she made a pile of loot from trading in cattle futures.
Loot➦
To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war.
Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses.
Loot➦
Goods or money obtained illegally
Loot➦
Informal terms for money
Loot➦
Take illegally; of intellectual property;
This writer plundered from famous authors
Loot➦
Steal goods; take as spoils;
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
