loot

• Substantiv für Waren oder Geld, die unrechtmäßig erworben wurden, sowie umgangssprachlich für Geld.

A noun referring to goods or money obtained illegally, or an informal term for money.

unzählbar

1. Goods obtained illegallyB2formal

   Items or money stolen or taken by force, especially during war, riots, or theft.

   Beute

   • The thieves divided the loot among themselves.
   • Soldiers carried away the loot from the captured city.
   • The police recovered the stolen loot from the hideout.

   Synonymecontrabandhaulpillageplunderprizeswag

2. Money (informal)B1slangamerican

   An informal term for money, often used in slang.

   Geld (umgangssprachlich)

   • He's got a lot of loot from his new job.
   • I need to save up some loot for the trip.
   • She spent all her loot on designer clothes.

   Synonymebreadcashdoughkalemoolahscratchwad

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, Waren zu stehlen, meist während Krieg, Unruhen oder Naturkatastrophen, oft aus Geschäften oder Häusern.

A verb used to indicate the act of stealing goods, typically during a war, riot, or natural disaster, often from shops or homes.

1. Steal intellectual propertyB2informal

   To take or copy someone else's creative work, ideas, or inventions without permission.

   Geistiges Eigentum stehlen

   • The company was accused of looting designs from a smaller competitor.
   • He looted the plot from an obscure novel.
   • They looted the software code and claimed it as their own.

2. Steal goods or spoilsB2formal

   To take valuable items by force, especially during a war, riot, or natural disaster.

   Plündern

   • The mob looted stores during the protest.
   • Soldiers looted the abandoned palace.
   • After the earthquake, some people looted empty houses.

   Synonymedespoilpillageplunderraidransackravagerobsackstrip