spoils

That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.

Gentle gales, / Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense / Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole / Those balmy spoils.

When the Japanese armies captured Pingrang on 15th September, they discovered that 35 good field guns were left behind, together with hundreds of magazine rifles and hundreds more of breechloaders. The amount of ammunition captured was also enormous.⁴⁷ If the spoils were already so substantial, the quantity of effective weapons the Chinese possessed in Pingrang was certainly impressive.

Mr Big threw a bundle each to his two trusty henchmen, Fingers and Thumbs. “There’s your share,” said the boss. The two men looked happy enough with their spoils.

Waste material left over in the course of excavation, construction, mining, or dredging operations.

dredging spoils

Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.

To the victor belong the spoils.

Auch eine Form von spoilthird-person singular simple present indicative of spoil

Milk spoils when left out too long.