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plunder

The correct spelling is plunder.

How to pronounce plunder

/ˈplʌndə(ɹ)/
noun

IPA: /ˈplʌndə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Plu-nde-r

The correct spelling is plunder. An instance of plundering. For example: "The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it."

Usage Examples

The Hessian kept his choicest plunder in a sack that never left his person, for fear that his comrades would steal it.

The mercenaries plundered the small town.

The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An instance of plundering.
  2. 2.The loot attained by plundering.
  3. 3.Baggage; luggage.

verb

  1. 1.To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
  2. 2.To take (goods) by pillage.
  3. 3.To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
  4. 4.To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
  5. 5.To take unexpectedly.

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