Difference between Pillage and Plunder

What is the difference between Pillage and Plunder?

Pillage as a verb is to loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war. while Plunder as a verb is to pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.

Pillage

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The spoils of war. The act of pillaging.

Plunder

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An instance of plunderingThe loot attained by plundering

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.

We hope you now know whether to use Pillage or Plunder in your sentence.

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