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CIDE DICTIONARY
booty, n. [Cf. Icel. b exchange, barter, Sw. byte barter, booty, Dan. bytte; akin to D. buit booty, G. beute, and fr. Icel. byta, Sw. byta, Dan. bytte, to distribute, exchange. The Scandinavian word was influenced in English by boot profit.].
That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage. Milton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
booty, n.
1 plunder gained esp. in war or by piracy.
2 colloq. something gained or won.
1 plunder gained esp. in war or by piracy.
2 colloq. something gained or won.
Etymology
ME f. MLG bute, buite exchange, of uncert. orig.
THESAURUS
booty
bag, blackmail, boodle, capture, catch, contraband, gain, graft, haul, hot goods, loot, perks, perquisite, pickings, plunder, pork barrel, prize, public till, public trough, seizure, spoil, spoils, spoils of office, squeeze, stealings, stolen goods, swag, take, takings, tillROGET THESAURUS
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Booty
N booty, spoil, plunder, prize, loot, swag, pickings, spolia opima, prey, blackmail, stolen goods, manubial.Also see definition of "booty" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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