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Plunder

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈplʌndə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

35 more languages
Azərbaycan dilitalamaqtalan etmək
Cymraegysbeilio
Gàidhligcreach
עבריתבז
Bahasa Indonesiajarahmenjarah
한국어약탈
Kurdîtalan
Te Reo Māorihui
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਲੁੱਟਣਾ
Ikinyarwandaiminyago

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 hisplunder,” in whatsoever direction he might desire to direct his steps.”

CEFR level

C2
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