spoils

English

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -ɔɪlz

Noun

spoils pl (plural only)

That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
"Gentle gales, Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole Those balmy spoils." —Milton.
Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.
To the victor belong the spoils.

Synonyms

(that which is taken from another by violence): For semantic relationships of this sense, see booty in the Thesaurus.

Translations

that which is taken from another by violence

Dutch: plundering (nl), roofbuit
French: pillage (fr) m, sac (fr) m
German: Beute (de) f

Maori: parakete, muremurenga
Russian: добы́ча (ru) f (dobýča)

public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction.

Dutch: het uitdelen van ambten aan partijgenoten, vriendjespolitiek (nl)

French: distribution de postes à des membres du parti, favoritisme (fr) m

Verb

spoils

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spoil
Milk spoils when left out too long.

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