Definitions for pillage

pillage pil·lage

Spelling: [pil-ij]
IPA: /ˈpɪl ɪdʒ/

Pillage is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 131 anagrams from letters in pillage (aegillp).

Definitions for pillage

noun

  1. the act of plundering, especially in war.
  2. booty or spoil.

verb (used with object)

  1. to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder:
  2. to take as booty.

verb (used without object)

  1. to rob with open violence; take booty:

Origin of pillage

1350-1400; Middle English pilage (see pill3, -age), modeled on Middle French pillage (derivative of piller to pillage, orig., to ab

Examples for pillage

Their disunion, the consequence of their avidity, saved it from ruin, but not from pillage.

According to his own account he had saved the post-office from pillage.

Those who carry out this pillage probably believe they can outrun their own destructiveness.

Will the Obama coalition now forever outvote and and pillage the makers of American wealth?

That did not prevent us giving that admirable city up to pillage.

This was hostile country, and he gave it over to the Hellenes to pillage.

The whole city seemed to be abandoned to pillage—to destruction.

No, no; pillage had never been the motive of him who entered here.

Perhaps they were satisfied to appease their madness with pillage and fire.

They will use their majority to pillage the makers and redistribute to the takers.

Word Value for pillage
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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