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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024boo•ty /ˈbuti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Militaryvaluable things or goods taken by thieves or from an enemy in war;
plunder;
pillage:slaves and gold taken as booty.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024boo•ty (bo̅o̅′tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - Militaryspoil taken from an enemy in war;
plunder;
pillage. - something that is seized by violence and robbery.
- any prize or gain.
- Middle Low German bute booty (origin, originally a sharing of the spoils); cognate with Old Norse bȳti exchange, barter; oo of boot2
- late Middle English botye, variant of buty 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. spoils, loot, gain, takings, winnings, swag.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: booty /ˈbuːtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- any valuable article or articles, esp when obtained as plunder
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French butin, from Middle Low German buite exchange; related to Old Norse býta to exchange, býti barter booty /ˈbuːtɪ/ n - slang the buttocks
Etymology: 20th Century: from butt1 buttocks |