spoils
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- واژهنامه · hFarsi Advanced Version کلمات مرتبط(spoils): بازگشت به واژه spoils spoils of war spoils system
- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 spoil n. Pronunciation: ' spo ̇ i(-ə)l Function: noun Etymology: Middle English spoile, from Anglo-French espuille, from espuiller Date: 14th century 1 a : plunder taken from an enemy in war or from a victim in robbery : LOOT b : public offices made the property of a successful party ― usually used in plural c : something valuable or desirable gained through special effort or opportunism or in return for a favor ― usually used in plural 2 a : SPOLIATION , PLUNDERING b : the act of damaging : HARM , IMPAIRMENT 3 : an object of plundering : PREY 4 : earth and rock excavated or dredged 5 : an object damaged or flawed in the making synonyms SPOIL , PLUNDER , BOOTY , PRIZE , LOOT mean something taken from another by force or craft. SPOIL more commonly SPOILS applies to what belongs by right or custom to the victor in war or political contest <the spoils of political victory>. PLUNDER applies to what is taken not only in war but in robbery, banditry, grafting, or swindling <a bootlegger's plunder >. BOOTY implies plunder to be shared among confederates <thieves dividing up their booty >. PRIZE applies to spoils captured on the high seas or territorial waters of the enemy <the wartime right of seizing prizes at sea>. LOOT applies especially to what is taken from victims of a catastrophe <picked through the ruins for loot >.]]> 2 spoil n. Function: verb Inflected Form:   spoiled \ ' spo ̇ i(-ə)ld, ' spo ̇ i(-ə)lt\ also spoilt \ ' spo ̇ i(-ə)lt\ ; spoil·ing Etymology: Middle English, from espuiller, espoiller, from Latin spoliare to strip of natural covering, despoil, from spolium skin, hide ― more …