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   Boun·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" Similar rewardprizeawardrecompenseremunerationcommissionconsiderationpremiumdividendbonusendowmentgratuitytipfavordonationhandoutincentiveinducementpursewinningsmoneyinformal:perksweetenerformal:perquisiterare:guerdonmeedlagniappe
   • 2. a sum paid to encourage trade: historical "bounties were paid to colonial producers of indigo dye"
   • ▪ a sum paid by the state to army or navy recruits on enlistment: "they do not qualify for their bounty because they have spent insufficient time at summer camp"
   • 3. something given or occurring in generous amounts: literary "the bounties of nature"
   • ▪ generosity; liberality: "for millennia the people along the Nile have depended entirely on its bounty" Similar generositymagnanimitymunificenceopen-handednessfree-handednessbountifulnesslargesseliberalitylavishnessindulgencebenevolencebeneficencecharitycharitablenessgoodwillbig-heartednesskindnesskindlinesscompassioncareblessingsfavorsgiftsliterary:bounteousnesshistorical:almsgivingOpposite meanness

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting goodness or generosity): from Old French bonte ‘goodness’, from Latin bonitas, from bonus ‘good’. The sense ‘monetary reward’ dates from the early 18th century.

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   noun. us / ˈbaʊn.t̬i / uk / ˈbaʊn.ti / bounty noun (REWARD) Add to word list. [ C ] money paid as a reward: A bounty of $10,000 has been offered for the capture of his murderer. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Gifts in the form of money. aid. award. benefaction. bequest. bonus. charity box. community chest. debt relief. donation box.

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   noun. the property of copious abundance. synonyms: amplitude, bountifulness. see more. noun. generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely. synonyms: bounteousness. see more. noun. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military. synonyms: premium.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBOUNTY definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   3 days ago · bounty in American English. (ˈbaʊnti ) noun Word forms: plural ˈbounties. 1. generosity in giving. 2. something given freely; generous gift. 3. a reward, premium, or allowance, esp. one given by a government for killing certain harmful animals, raising certain crops, etc.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBOUNTY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   BOUNTY meaning: 1. a large or generous amount of something 2. an amount of money paid as a reward.

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   bounty. / ( ˈbaʊntɪ) /. nounplural -ties. generosity in giving to others; liberality. a generous gift; something freely provided. a payment made by a government, as, formerly, to a sailor on enlisting or to a soldier after a campaign. any reward or premium: a bounty of 20p for every rat killed.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionbounty noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of bounty noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bountyBounty - definition of bounty by The Free Dictionary

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   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.