Loot vs. Pillage

Loot vs. Pillage — Is There a Difference?
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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 city

Pillagenoun

The spoils of war.

Lootnoun

plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.

Pillagenoun

The act of pillaging.

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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 authors

Lootverb

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

to loot valuables from a temple

Pillageverb

steal goods; take as spoils;

During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
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Lootverb

To steal from.

to loot a temple for valuables

Lootverb

(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 authors

Lootverb

steal goods; take as spoils;

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