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- DictionaryBoun·ty/ˈboun(t)ē/
noun
- 1. a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal: "there was an increased bounty on his head"
- 2. a sum paid to encourage trade: historical "bounties were paid to colonial producers of indigo dye"
The meaning of BOUNTY is something that is given generously. How to use bounty in a sentence.
A bounty is a reward, especially one offered in an official way for the capture of someone or something. This sense of the word most often refers to the reward sought by bounty hunters for tracking down and capturing fugitive criminals (or, in older times, killing them).
great kindness or willingness to give: The charity is totally dependent on the Church's bounty. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. bounty noun (PLENTY)
BOUNTY meaning: 1. money paid as a reward: 2. great kindness or willingness to give: 3. a large amount: . Learn more.
If there is bounty on your table, it means you have a wide variety and large quantity of food. If there's a bounty on your head, it means the government has put out a reward for your capture. Bounty derives from the Latin bonus "good."
1. generosity in giving to others; liberality. 2. a generous gift; something freely provided. 3. a payment made by a government, as, formerly, to a sailor on enlisting or to a soldier after a campaign. 4. any reward or premium: a bounty of 20p for every rat killed.
A bounty is money that is offered as a reward for doing something, especially for finding or killing a particular person.
A reward, premium, or allowance, esp. one given by a government for killing certain harmful animals, raising certain crops, etc. A benefit, premium, or reward offered or given, especially by a government, to cause a person to take some specific action. A gift or favor generously bestowed.
noun. /ˈbaʊnti/ (plural bounties) [uncountable, countable] (literary) generous actions; something provided in large quantities. to thank the Lord for his bounty. the bounties of nature. Want to learn more?
BOUNTY definition: 1. a large or generous amount of something 2. an amount of money paid as a reward. Learn more.
