loot loot /ˈluːt/

noun

1. () Goods or money obtained illegally  ( dirty money , pillage , swag [Informal] , booty , loot , plunder , prize )
   goods or money obtained illegally
   
2. () Informal terms for money  ( boodle , bread , cabbage , clams , dinero , gelt , lettuce , lolly , lucre , dough , kale , loot , moolah , pelf , scratch , shekels , simoleons , sugar , wampum )
   informal terms for money
   

verb

1. () (crime) take illegally; of intellectual property  ( loot , plunder )
   (crime) take illegally; of intellectual property
    This writer plundered from famous authors
   This writer plundered from famous authors
   
2. Steal goods; take as spoils  ( foray , loot , pillage , despoil , plunder , ransack , reave [Archaic] , rifle , strip )
   steal goods; take as spoils
    During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
   During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners