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File tile 16 Posted 4 years ago
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What's the difference?

Hello!

I'am a little bit confused.

What is the difference between loot, spoils and booty?

What is used for a war, a robbery and perhaps other things?

Thanks in advance.

Veit

  

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file tile 16 What is the difference between loot, spoils and booty? They are pretty much the same thing. The difference is in the context.

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  • file tile 16 What is the difference between loot, spoils and booty?
  • They are pretty much the same thing.
  • The difference is in the context.
  • Loot is what fictional robbers get.
  • Spoils are found only in proverbs—the spoils of war, to the victor go the spoils, etc.
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file tile 16What is the difference between loot, spoils and booty?

They are pretty much the same thing. The difference is in the context. Loot is what fictional robbers get. Spoils are found only in proverbs—the spoils of war, to the victor go the spoils, etc. Booty is what pirates get.

In general, I think of loot as a slangy word for the proceeds of

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