spoils

noun

1. 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.' —Milton.

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

- to the victor belong the spoils

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of spoil

- Milk spoils when left out too long.