Loot vs. Pillage

Difference Between Loot and Pillage
Lootnoun
A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks.
Pillageverb
(ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
Lootnoun
The act of plundering.
the loot of an ancient cityPillagenoun
The spoils of war.
Lootnoun
plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.
Pillagenoun
The act of pillaging.
Lootnoun
any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents
Pillagenoun
goods or money obtained illegally
Lootnoun
(video games) Items dropped by defeated enemies.
Pillagenoun
the act of stealing valuable things from a place;
the plundering of the Parthenonhis plundering of the great authorsLootverb
To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.
to loot valuables from a templePillageverb
steal goods; take as spoils;
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their ownersLootverb
To steal from.
to loot a temple for valuablesLootverb
(video games) to examine the corpse of a fallen enemy for loot.
Lootnoun
goods or money obtained illegally
Lootnoun
informal terms for money
Lootverb
take illegally; of intellectual property;
This writer plundered from famous authorsLootverb
steal goods; take as spoils;
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners