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Meanings of booty in English

Portuguese
saque
Catalan
botí
Spanish
botín

Goods or money obtained illegally.

saque

Profits from burglary, looting and raids.

Synonyms
Examples for "spoils"
Examples for "spoils"
1
Sample the spoils right from this fertile land with their pasture-to-plate approach.
The South African
2
The spoils of publicly funded research were quickly claimed by private interests.
Wired
3
Whether this happens depends how the spoils of economic progress are distributed.
BBC
4
Not an original thought went into the final division of the spoils.
The Irish Times
5
Party strategists believe even richer spoils could be had among baby boomers.
Reuters
1
Still, boodle does not map out all the social metes and bounds.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
2
We had to have that paper of his to find the boodle.
Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border
3
Hand 'em back the boodle; and maybe they'll let you off light.
Cabbages and Kings
4
Meanwhile, Bunny, I may call upon you to dispose of the boodle.
Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman
5
The aristocracies of birth and boodle are sham counterfeits gotten up by man.
Dollars and Sense
Usage of booty in English
1
They penetrated defenses, gathered booty, and returned home as quickly as possible.
Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
2
Then the quantity and quality of the booty would also betray it.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
3
This girl is our booty; she belongs to us after the victory.
The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
4
Hard by the city of Guadix are certain hamlets rich in booty.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
5
The greater the number of thieves, the smaller each portion of booty.
A Woman Intervenes
6
When the booty had been shared he put in use his stratagem.
On the Spanish Main; Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of D...
7
And there was constant danger from the floating booty of the storm.
Ralestone Luck
8
In six hours they plundered the city, and retired with their booty.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
9
Not once in a dozen times will she take this booty away.
Cast Adrift
10
The entire weight of the booty thus acquired was eight hundred pounds.
Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold
11
When they had taken everything, they put their booty in the town.
The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
12
The Assyrian kings of the period brought back booty from all over.
Land of marvels
13
I answered instantly, Certainly; I should like to see this wonderful booty.
The Frozen Pirate
14
The town was given up to plunder, and the booty was immense.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
15
Anything after ten o'clock is a booty call, and you know it.
Toxic bachelors
16
I held palms to chest, wanting no part of Ollie's nasal booty.
Grave Secrets
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Booty through the time
Booty across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common