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Meaning of Plunder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈplʌndə

Definitions

  1. An instance of plundering.
    uncountable
  2. The loot attained by plundering.
    uncountable
  3. Baggage; luggage.
    dated, slang, uncountable
  4. The crime of amassing ill-gotten wealth by public officials through a combination or series of overt criminal acts.
    Philippines, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية النهب حرب خلسة سلب نهب
Azərbaycanca talamaq talan etmək
Български грабеж грабя плячка
Català pillar saquejar
Čeština kořist loupit lup plen rabovat
Cymraeg ysbeilio
Français butin pillage piller
Gaeilge argain creach slad
Gàidhlig creach
עברית בז
Bahasa Indonesia jarah menjarah
日本語 戦利品 略奪 略奪する 略奪品
ქართული გლეჯს იპარავს
한국어 약탈
Kurdî talan
Latina expilo populor praeda praedō rapīna
Te Reo Māori hui
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੁੱਟਣਾ
Português bundar butim pilhagem pilhar saque saquear
Română despuia pradă
Svenska plundra plundring

Examples

“The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.”
“[…] till a long-legged boy brought him out of his revery, by an offer to carry his “plunder,” in whatsoever direction he might desire to direct his steps.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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