Loot vs. Plunder

Lootnoun

A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks.

Plunderverb

(transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.

‘The mercenaries plundered the small town.’; ‘The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.’;

Lootnoun

The act of plundering.

‘the loot of an ancient city’;

Plunderverb

(transitive) To take (goods) by pillage.

‘The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.’;

Lootnoun

plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.

Plunderverb

(intransitive) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.

‘“Now to plunder, mateys!” screamed a buccaneer, to cries of “Arrgh!” and “Aye!” all around.’;

Lootnoun

any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents

Plunderverb

(transitive) To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.

‘The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.’;

Lootnoun

(video games) Items dropped by defeated enemies.

Plunderverb

(transitive) To take unexpectedly.

Lootverb

To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.

‘to loot valuables from a temple’;

Plundernoun

An instance of plundering.

Lootverb

To steal from.

‘to loot a temple for valuables’;

Plundernoun

The loot attained by plundering.

‘The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.’;

Lootverb

(video games) to examine the corpse of a fallen enemy for loot.

Plundernoun

Baggage; luggage.

Lootnoun

The act of plundering.

Plunderverb

To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers.

‘Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God.’;

Lootnoun

Plunder; booty; especially, the booty taken in a conquered or sacked city.

Plunderverb

To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.

Lootnoun

Anything stolen or obtained by dishonesty.

Plundernoun

The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage.

‘Inroads and plunders of the Saracens.’;

Lootnoun

Valuable objects; as, the child was delighted with all the loot he got for his birthday.

Plundernoun

That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud.

Lootnoun

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.

Plundernoun

Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage.

Lootverb

To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war.

‘Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses.’;

Plundernoun

goods or money obtained illegally

Lootnoun

goods or money obtained illegally

Plunderverb

take illegally; of intellectual property;

‘This writer plundered from famous authors’;

Lootnoun

informal terms for money

Plunderverb

plunder (a town) after capture;

‘the barbarians sacked Rome’;

Lootverb

take illegally; of intellectual property;

‘This writer plundered from famous authors’;

Plunderverb

steal goods; take as spoils;

‘During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners’;

Lootverb

steal goods; take as spoils;

‘During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners’;

Plunderverb

destroy and strip of its possession;

‘The soldiers raped the beautiful country’;

Lootnoun

private property taken from an enemy in war

‘the rooms were stuffed with the loot from Francis's expeditions into Italy’;

Lootnoun

stolen money or valuables

‘the gang escaped with their loot’;

Lootnoun

money

‘ten thousand quid is a lot of loot’;

Lootverb

steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot

‘police confronted the protestors who were looting shops’;

Lootverb

steal (goods) in a war, riot, etc.

‘tonnes of food aid awaiting distribution had been looted’;

Lootverb

steal (something) from someone

‘a gang looted Rs. 1.5 lakh from a passenger’;