gelt vs loot

gelt

noun
  • Money. 

  • Tribute; tax. 

  • A lunatic. 

  • A gelding. 

  • Chocolate candy in the shape of coins, usually wrapped in metallic foil, usually eaten on Hanukkah and often used for games of dreidel. 

  • Money, especially that given as a gift on Hanukkah or used in games of dreidel. 

loot

noun
  • Synonym of money. 

  • A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. 

  • Any valuable thing received for free, especially Christmas presents. 

  • Synonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful combat. 

  • Synonym of sack, the plundering of a city, particularly during war. 

verb
  • Synonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence. 

  • Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat. 

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