loot
pronunciation
How to pronounce loot in British English:
UK [luːt]
How to pronounce loot in American English:
US [luːt]
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- Noun:
- goods or money obtained illegally
- informal terms for money
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- Verb:
- take illegally; of intellectual property
- steal goods; take as spoils
Word Origin
- loot (n.)
- "goods taken from an enemy, etc.," 1788, Anglo-Indian, from Hindi lut, from Sanskrit loptram, lotram "booty, stolen property," from PIE *roup-tro-, from root *reup- "to snatch" (see rip (v.)). The verb is first attested 1821, from the noun. Related: Looted; looting.
Synonym
Example
- 1. But others can and do attempt to cash in on the loot .
- 2. When you level up , you receive money , loot and spells .
- 3. Good soviet soldiers don 't loot .
- 4. Mobs peeled off to loot shops and set the american embassy on fire .
- 5. But the state has yet to shake off its instincts to dominate industry and protect it from competition ( and often loot the proceeds ) .