Meanings
nounloot box (plural loot boxes)
plural loot boxes · alternative lootbox
- video gamesA consumable virtual item, often in the shape of a box or another container, that gives a player a random selection of in-game items.
Admittedly, the loot boxes first of all monetize video games, by reinforcing the pay-to-win logic, but they also contribute to their gamblification (Johnson 2018), […]
2021, Stéphane Le Lay, Emmanuelle Savignac, Jean Frances, Pierre Lénel, editors, The Gamification of Society, volume 2, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 107Synonyms: loot crate, prize crate
- A subscription box, particularly one that provides a random assortment of apparel and merchandise.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA consumable virtual item, often in the shape of a box or another container, that gives a player a random selection of in-game items.
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Translations
Catalan caixes de botí
- caixes de botía consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Chinese Cantonese 虛擬抽獎 /虚拟抽奖
- 虛擬抽獎 /虚拟抽奖a consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Chinese Mandarin 虛擬抽獎 /虚拟抽奖, 寶箱 /宝箱
- 虛擬抽獎 /虚拟抽奖a consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- 寶箱 /宝箱 (bǎoxiāng)a consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- 開箱 /开箱 (kāixiāng)a consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- 抽卡 (chōukǎ)a consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Finnish loot box, loot crate
- loot boxa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- loot cratea consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- yllätyslaatikkoa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- saalislaatikkoa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
French loot box, coffre-surprise
- loot boxa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- coffre-surprisea consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
German Lootbox
- Lootboxa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Indonesian loot box
- loot boxa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Japanese ルートボックス
- ルートボックスa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Korean 루트 박스, 랜덤 박스
- 루트 박스 (ruteu bakseu)a consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- 랜덤 박스 (raendeom bakseu)a consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Malay kotak harta, kotak tikam
- kotak hartaa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- kotak tikama consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Persian لوت_باکس
- لوت_باکسa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Polish skrzynka
- skrzynkaa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Portuguese caixa de saque, loot box
- caixa de saquea consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- loot boxa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Russian лутбокс
- лутбокс (lutboks)a consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Spanish caja de recompensas, caja de botín
- caja de recompensasa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- caja de botína consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
- cofre de recompensasa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
Thai กล่องสุ่ม
- กล่องสุ่มa consumable virtual item that gives a player a random selection of in-game items
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APA
loot box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loot%20box
MLA
“loot box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loot%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loot box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loot%20box.
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