loot

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈluːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lut/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lo̅o̅t)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
loot1 /lut/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [uncountable]
  1. money, goods, property, etc., taken by force during war.
  2. anything taken by dishonesty or force:a burglar's loot.
  3. Slang Termsmoney or gifts.

v. 
  1. to take as loot:[~ + object]to loot a nation's art treasures.
  2. to take loot from (a place) in or as if in war: [~ + object]The rioters looted several stores.[no object]Rioters were looting all night.
loot•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
loot1  (lo̅o̅t),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
  2. anything taken by dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.:a burglar's loot.
  3. a collection of valued objects:The children shouted and laughed as they opened their Christmas loot.
  4. Slang Termsmoney:You'll have a fine time spending all that loot.
  5. act of looting or plundering:to take part in the loot of a conquered city.

v.t. 
  1. to carry off or take (something) as loot:to loot a nation's art treasures.
  2. to despoil by taking loot;
    plunder or pillage (a city, house, etc.), as in war.
  3. to rob, as by burglary or corrupt activity in public office:to loot the public treasury.

v.i. 
  1. to take loot;
    plunder:The conquerors looted and robbed.
  • Hindi lūṭ, akin to Sanskrit luṇṭhati (he) steals
  • 1780–90
loot′er, n. 
    1. booty. 7. sack, ransack.
loot2  (lo̅o̅t),USA pronunciation v. [Scot.]
  1. Scottish Termspt. of let 1.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
loot /luːt/ n
  1. goods stolen during pillaging, as in wartime, during riots, etc
  2. goods, money, etc, obtained illegally
  3. informal money or wealth
  4. the act of looting or plundering
 vb
  1. to pillage (a city, settlement, etc) during war or riots
  2. to steal (money or goods), esp during pillaging
Etymology: 19th Century: from Hindi lūtˈlooter n
'loot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
despoil - Orton - plunder - sack - split - boodle - booty - divvy - freeboot - freebooty - grand - raid - reif - whack - spoil
Collocations: a [burglar's, thief's, robber's, mugger's] loot, the [house burglar's, bank robber's] loot, [bountiful, large, stolen] loot, more...

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