plunder (verb)

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• plunder — ► VERB ▪ enter forcibly and steal goods from, especially during war or civil disorder. ► NOUN 1) the action of plundering. 2) goods obtained by plundering. DERIVATIVES plunderer noun. ORIGIN German plündern, rob of household goods , from High Ger …   English terms dictionary

• Plunder — Plunder: Die Herkunft des Wortes (mhd. blunder, mnd. plunder; entsprechend mniederl. plunder) ist unklar. Das heute im verächtlichen Sinne von »alter Kram, wertloses Zeug« verwendete Wort bedeutete früher »Hausgerät; Kleider; Wäsche, Bettzeug«.… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

• plunder — I noun booty, depredation, devastation, foray, haul, ill gotten goods, illicit gains, loot, maraud, pillage, praeda, raid, rapina, rapine, ravin, razzia, robbery, sack, seizure, spoils, spoliation, stolen articles, stolen goods, take, theft II… …   Law dictionary

• plunder — verb forcibly steal goods from, especially in time of war or civil disorder. noun the action of plundering. ↘property acquired in this way. Derivatives plunderer noun Origin C17: from Ger. plündern, lit. rob of household goods , from Mid. High… …   English new terms dictionary

• plunder — as a verb has inflected forms plundered, plundering …   Modern English usage

• plunder — Verb: To take the property of others by force. To take the property of others by any means, whether force or fraud. To pilfer, to swindle. Carter v Andrews, 33 Mass (16 Pick) 1, 9. Noun: Property acquired by criminal or fraudulent act. The fruits …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• plunder — ▪ I. plunder plunder 2 noun [uncountable] 1. large amounts of money or property that have been stolen: • The army returned loaded down with plunder. 2. the act of plundering: • The dictator s fortune was amassed during three decades of plunder of …   Financial and business terms

• plunder — /ˈplʌndə / (say plunduh) verb (t) 1. to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town. 2. to rob, despoil, or fleece: to plunder the public treasury. 3. to take by pillage or robbery. –verb …  

• plunder — [[t]plʌ̱ndə(r)[/t]] plunders, plundering, plundered 1) VERB If someone plunders a place or plunders things from a place, they steal things from it. [LITERARY] [V n] They plundered and burned the market town of Leominster... [V n of n] She faces… …   English dictionary

• plunder — I. verb (plundered; plundering) Etymology: German plündern Date: 1632 transitive verb 1. a. to take the goods of by force (as in war) ; pillage, sack < invaders plundered the town > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• plunder — 1 verb (I, T) to steal large amounts of money or property from somewhere, especially in a violent way that causes damage: The rich provinces of Asia Minor were plundered by the invaders. | greedy tycoons who plunder their companies pension funds… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English