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“Loot” or “Lute”

Overview

loot / lute are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

loot: (noun) goods or money obtained illegally. (verb) take illegally; of intellectual property.

lute: (noun) a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid. (noun) chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard.

Pronunciation

loot: l·UW·t

lute: l·UW·t

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Examples in Context

Examples of “loot”

  • …destroy the enemies for extra loot.
  • …before Link learns where the loot has been hidden.
  • …four gang members bury the loot, and then he kills them…
  • …advantage of the turmoil to loot.
  • …and 15 percent of the loot.
  • …lovers and search for the loot in the place she thinks…
  • …off, happy with the abundant loot.
  • …the store and attempted to loot it.
  • …at this stage simply to loot the countryside.
  • …on how to divide the loot; while they still had not…

Examples of “lute”

  • …The Origin of the Short Lute laid out an argument for…
  • The name itself meant short-necked lute in Pahlavi, the language of…
  • Barbat (lute)
  • …bowl or gourd like a lute.
  • …Kangyui period were found, female lutenists that appear religious, depticting a…
  • …() or barbud was a lute of Central Asian or Greater…
  • Persian Music: Oud, Barbat & Lute
  • …gamba, shawm, dulcian, crumhorn, recorder, lute) with the African kora and…
  • …have had the such a lute earlier than the 5th century.
  • Christopher Wilson (lutenist) and Shirley Rumsey have made…


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