spoils

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goods, advantages, profits, etc. that you get by your actions or because of your position or situation:

spoils of victory The spoils of victory included mounds of treasure and armour.

spoils of war Soldiers were recruited with promises that they would share in the spoils of war.

The two parties will have to decide how to divide the spoils of power.

He was elected on a promise to spread the spoils of a growing economy more broadly across the country.

Her family still benefits from the spoils of slavery.

goods, advantages, or profits obtained by winning a war or being in a particular position or situation:

Only one competitor wins and gets the spoils of victory.