Booty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

goods or money obtained illegally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹnɪtˌiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːnsiən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːnsiən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹnɪtˌiːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dirty money pillage prize swag plunder loot

Word Forms

loot	verb	steal goods; take as spoils
pillage	verb	steal goods; take as spoils
plunder	verb	take illegally; of intellectual property

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beute

illegal erlangte Waren oder Gelder

🇫🇷French

butin

biens ou argent obtenus illégalement

🇪🇸Spanish

botín

bienes o dinero obtenidos ilegalmente

🇮🇹Italian

bottino

beni o denaro ottenuti illegalmente

🇳🇱Dutch

buit

goederen of geld die illegaal zijn verkregen

🇵🇹Portuguese

saque

bens ou dinheiro obtidos ilegalmente

🇷🇺Russian

добыча

товары или деньги, полученные незаконным путем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लूट का माल

अवैध रूप से प्राप्त किया गया माल या धन

🇧🇩Bengali

লুঠ

অবৈধভাবে প্রাপ্ত পণ্য বা অর্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

கொள்ளை

சட்டவிரோதமாக பெறப்பட்ட பொருட்கள் அல்லது பணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దోపిడీ

అక్రమంగా పొందిన వస్తువులు లేదా డబ్బు

🇮🇳Marathi

लूट

बेकायदेशीरपणे मिळवलेली वस्तू किंवा पैसा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લૂંટ

ગેરકાયદેસર રીતે મેળવેલ માલ અથવા પૈસા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೂಟಿ

ಅಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಪಡೆದ ಸರಕುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಹಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊള്ള

അനധികൃതമായി നേടിയ സാധനങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੁੱਟ

ਗੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਸਾਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਸੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

مال غنیمت

غیر قانونی طور پر حاصل کردہ سامان یا رقم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赃物

非法获得的物品或金钱

🇯🇵Japanese

戦利品

違法に入手した物品または金銭

🇰🇷Korean

전리품

불법적으로 취득한 물건이나 돈

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiến lợi phẩm

hàng hóa hoặc tiền có được một cách bất hợp pháp

🇹🇭Thai

โจร

สินค้าหรือเงินที่ได้มาอย่างผิดกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

barang rampasan

barang atau uang yang diperoleh secara tidak sah

🇵🇭Filipino

nadambong

kalakal o pera na nakuha sa ilegal na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

harta rampasan

barangan atau wang yang diperoleh secara haram

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غنيمة

البضائع أو الأموال التي تم الحصول عليها بطريقة غير مشروعة

🇮🇷Persian

غنیمت

کالا یا پولی که به طور غیرقانونی به دست آمده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ganimet

yasa dışı yollarla elde edilen mal veya para

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁלָל

סחורה או כסף שהושגו באופן לא חוקי

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