spoils

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.
Waste material left over in the course of excavation, construction, mining, or dredging operations.
Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.

verb

/spɔɪlz/ en-us-spoils.ogg

spoils

booty

manubial patronage bribe

racial spoils spoilsman spoilsmonger spoils of war spoils system to the victor go the spoils

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