Pillage vs. Raid: What's the Difference?

To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder.

A surprise attack by a small armed force.

To take as spoils.

A sudden forcible entry into a place by police

To take spoils by force.

An entrance into another's territory for the purpose of seizing goods or valuables.

The act of pillaging.

A predatory operation mounted against a competitor, especially an attempt to lure away the personnel or membership of a competing organization.

Something pillaged; spoils.

An attempt to seize control of a company, as by acquiring a majority of its stock.

(ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.

An attempt by speculators to drive stock prices down by coordinated selling.

The spoils of war.

To make a raid on.

The act of pillaging.

To conduct a raid or participate in one.

The act of pillaging; robbery.

(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

That which is taken from another or others by open force, particularly and chiefly from enemies in war; plunder; spoil; booty.

An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.

To strip of money or goods by open violence; to plunder; to spoil; to lay waste; as, to pillage the camp of an enemy.

(sports) An attacking movement.

To take spoil; to plunder; to ravage.

(Internet) An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.

Goods or money obtained illegally

(online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.

The act of stealing valuable things from a place;

(transitive) To engage in a raid against.

Steal goods; take as spoils;

(transitive) To lure from another; to entice away from.

(transitive) To indulge oneself by taking from.

A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.

An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.

To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the border counties.

A sudden short attack

An attempt by speculators to defraud investors

Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;

Enter someone else's territory and take spoils;

Take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock;

Search for something needed or desired;