robbery

A2 Topic:Money & Finance

US /ˈɹɑbəɹi/ UK /ˈɹɒbəɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #2634

Meanings

1

noun
The crime of stealing money or property, especially by using force or threats.

He was arrested for the bank robbery.
2

noun
The act or practice of robbing.

There has been a sharp rise in robbery in the city centre.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms robberies

Derived forms antirobberynairoberrynonrobbery

Related forms rob robber

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Phrases (1)

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robbery suspect
a person believed possibly to have committed a robbery

Noun + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Fair exchange is no robbery

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der. Proto-Germanic *raubōną Frankish *raubōnbor. Late Latin raubāre Old French rober Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French roberiebor. Middle English robberie English robbery From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räube…

robberie Middle English roberie Old French *raubōn frk

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Topics

Money & Finance

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# robbery

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹɑbəɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹɒbəɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 2634

## Meanings
1. The crime of stealing money or property, especially by using force or threats.
2. The act or practice of robbing.

## Examples
- He was arrested for the bank robbery.
- There has been a sharp rise in robbery in the city centre.

## Derived Forms
- antirobbery
- nairoberry
- nonrobbery

## Related Forms
- rob
- robber

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: robberie
- Root: roberie
- Root: *raubōn

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der. Proto-Germanic *raubōną Frankish *raubōnbor. Late Latin raubāre Old French rober Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French roberiebor. Middle English robberie English robbery From Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. Compare Dutch roverij (“robbery”), Norwegian Bokmål røveri (“robbery”), German Räube…

## AI Etymology
Robbery comes from Middle English robberie, robry, roberie, from Old French roberie, from the verb rober (“to steal; to pillage”) + -ie. Ultimately from unattested Frankish *raubōn. By surface analysis, rob + -ery. The historical chain runs from Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-?, Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-der., Proto-Germanic *raubōną, Frankish *raubōnbor., Late Latin raubāre, Old French rober, Proto-Indo-European *-yós, Proto-Italic *-ios, Old Latin -ios, Latin -ius, Latin -ia, Old French -ie, Old French roberiebor., Middle English robberie, English robbery. Modern senses include the crime of stealing money or property, especially by using force or threats. and the act or practice of robbing.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirobbery, nairoberry, and nonrobbery and related forms such as rob and robber.

## Topics
- Money & Finance

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