booty

CEFRC2

/ˈbuːti/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Valuable goods taken from an enemy or captured place.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy.

Examples

  • The pirates are hiding the booty they got from the attack.

  • The thieves divided their booty.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbʊu̯ɾɪi̯]
  • [ˈbʊu̯tʰɪi̯]

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. Something that has been stolen or illegally, mischievously, or greedily obtained from elsewhere.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.

  2. The buttocks.

More examples

In context

  • After returning from their Halloween trick-or-treating, the kids settled down to enjoy their booty of candies.

  • You got a big ol' booty.

  • You know me. It's my duty to please that booty!

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English buty, botye, bottyne, from Old French butin, botin, from Middle Low German bǖte (“distribution, exchange, loot”), of obscure origin, but related to Middle High German biute, German Beute (“booty”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“profit, gains; victory”). Sense perhaps influenced by boot (as in to boot).