booty synonyms

booty

n.

plunder, spoils, loot, winnings, stolen goods, prey, ill-gotten gains, seizure, prize, gift, pillage, takings, pickings, haul*, take*, swag*, boodle*, hot goods*.

booty suggests property taken by a band or gang, to be divided among the members; spoils (occasionally spoil) refers to any property, territory, etc. taken in war by the conqueror; pillage suggests violence and destructiveness in the taking of spoils; plunder is equivalent to pillage but also applies to property taken by bandits, highwaymen, etc.; prize refers specifically to spoils taken at sea, esp. the taking of an enemy warship or its cargo; loot, a more derogatory equivalent for any of the preceding, emphasizes the immorality or predatory nature of the act

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