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Meaning of "plunderage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLUNDERAGE

plunderage  [ˈplʌndərɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLUNDERAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plunderage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLUNDERAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of plunderage in the English dictionary

The first definition of plunderage in the dictionary is the embezzlement of goods on board a ship. Other definition of plunderage is the goods embezzled. Plunderage is also the act of plundering.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLUNDERAGE


acreage
ˈeɪkərɪdʒ
amperage
ˈæmpərɪdʒ
anchorage
ˈæŋkərɪdʒ
average
ˈævərɪdʒ
beverage
ˈbɛvərɪdʒ
Beveridge
ˈbɛvərɪdʒ
brokerage
ˈbrəʊkərɪdʒ
Coleridge
ˈkəʊlərɪdʒ
coverage
ˈkʌvərɪdʒ
haemorrhage
ˈhɛmərɪdʒ
harborage
ˈhɑːbərɪdʒ
hemorrhage
ˈhemərɪdʒ
leverage
ˈliːvərɪdʒ
moorage
ˈmʊərɪdʒ
pepperidge
ˈpepərɪdʒ
pierage
ˈpɪərɪdʒ
pilferage
ˈpɪlfərɪdʒ
porterage
ˈpɔːtərɪdʒ
sewerage
ˈsuːərɪdʒ
vicarage
ˈvɪkərɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLUNDERAGE

plumulate
plumule
plumulose
plumy
plunder
plunderable
plunderer
plunderous
plunge
plunge bath
plunge pool
plunger
plunging
plunk
plunker
Plunket
Plunket baby
Plunket nurse
Plunket Society
plunky

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLUNDERAGE

acierage
cooperage
customs brokerage
deleverage
Dow-Jones average
fosterage
garage
general average
goal average
grade point average
interage
lighterage
moving average
Nikkei average
Nikkei Stock Average
noncoverage
on average
overage
steerage
underage
weighted average

Synonyms and antonyms of plunderage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plunderage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLUNDERAGE

Find out the translation of plunderage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plunderage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plunderage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

plunderage
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plunderage
570 millions of speakers

English

plunderage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लूट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

plunderage
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разграбления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plunderage
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দসু্যবৃত্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plunderage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rampasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

plunderage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

plunderage
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

plunderage
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plunderage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ăn cắp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொள்ளையடித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लुटारु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

plunderage
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plunderage
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plunderage
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розграбування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plunderage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

plunderage
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plunderage
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plunderage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plunderage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plunderage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUNDERAGE»

The term «plunderage» is normally little used and occupies the 137.790 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUNDERAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plunderage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plunderage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plunderage

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUNDERAGE»

Discover the use of plunderage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plunderage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Report from the committee appointed to enquire into the best ...
Have you not had many Opportunities of judging of the Extent of Plunderage siom aboard Ships upon the River Thames, and do you not consider it to be very considerable ? I have, and knew it to be very considerable. In what Way does the  ...
Parliament commons, proc, 1796
2
Observations on the application of the West India dock ...
Was your house, among others, a sufferer by the 'plunderage which took place at that period ? — We were less so than others ; we had accommodations at the port, which were very uncommon ; we were possessed of one of the legal quays.
Joseph Marryat, 1823
3
Reports from Committees of the House of Commons: Repr. by ...
examination into plunderage, 275 a. — security of property from fire; insurances whilst in the river, 276 a. — recapitulation of plans for improvement, 277 a b. — persons employed in unlading and delivery, subject to the corporation, 279 a.
‎1803
4
Reports from Committees of the House of Commons which Have ...
examination into plunderage, 275 a. — security of property from fire; insurances whilst in the river, 276 a. — recapitulation of plans for improvement, 277 a b. — persons employed in unlading and delivery, subject to the corporation, 279 a.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1803
5
Report from the Select Committee appointed to consider of ...
une-' Sugar imported in theVl ^ of ^ ,146,995. *' *' seven years - - -J vv Of which have been saved from plunderage, at the rate of 44 lb. per hhd. 45o,6o4cwt. at 71 s. per cwt. - - 1,599,644 4 - Of*which the duty amounted to about 379,942 /. as.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Foreign Trade, 1823
6
Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons: ...
Statement of the Loss sustained by Plunderage upon West India Produce in the Port of London, in the years 1 799, 1800, and 1801. Sugar imported : 1799 " - - 2,362,572 cwt. 1800 - - - 2,012,688 1801 - - - 2,721,876 7,097>136 equal to ...
‎1836
7
The works of Jeremy Bentham, now first collected: under the ...
True it is, that no government, to which the name of monarch ever has been or ever can be applicable, ever has been or ever can be anything better than a system of established plunderage : plunderage — regulated indeed, but only because, ...
Jeremy Bentham, 1841
8
The Works
True it is, that no government, to which the name of monarch ever has been or ever can be applicable, ever has been or ever can be anything better than a system of established plunderage : plunderage — regulated indeed, but only because, ...
Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring, 1843
9
Chrestomathia: 8
True it is, that no government, to which the name of monarch ever has been or ever can be applicable, ever has been or ever can be anything better than a system of established plunderage : plundcrage—regulated indeed, but only because ...
‎1843
10
Letters to Count Toreno on the Proposed Penal Code, ...
Regulated plunderage, to whatever extent carried on, is still a less evil than unregulated plunderage to the same extent is. Conducive to the greatest happiness of the greatest number no government can be—if, and so long as, the greatest ...
Jeremy Bentham, José Maria Queipo de Llano Ruiz de Saravia Toreno (Conde de), 1822

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUNDERAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plunderage is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Monday's letters to the editor, Nov. 10
Massacres, plunderage and rape were the order of the day. The Crusades continued for about 200 years, with varying successes, but with ... «The News-Press, Nov 14»
2
Mexico's oil industry is finally, mercifully ready to open for business
The prevailing populist/socialist-ish sentiment that tends to look on said foreign and private investment as little better than plunderage of The ... «Hot Air, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
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