Meaning

3 senses
  1. (plural, plural only)That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.

    Beute

    добы́чаdobýča

  2. (plural, plural only)Waste material left over in the course of excavation, construction, mining, or dredging operations.

    dredging spoils

  3. (plural, plural only)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.

Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
that which is taken from another by violence:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that which is taken from another by violence:

Forms

plural: spoilses
Singularspoils
Pluralspoilses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
that which is taken from another by violence:booty

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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