English Explanatory Dictionary

bounty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
  2. Something given liberally; a gift.
  3. A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
  4. A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance.
  5. Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
  6. An abundance or wealth.
verb
  1. To offer a monetary reward for the capturing or killing of.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaʊnti/ En-uk-bounty.oga /ˈbaʊn(t)i/ [ˈb̥aʊ̯ɾ̃i] [ˈb̥ʌʊ̯ɾ̃i] /ˈbæɔnti/ /ˈbæʊnti/

Word forms

bounty bounties bountying bountied

Etymology

From Middle English bounte (“goodness, virtue; beauty; strength; chivalry, valour; excellence; kindness, mercy; good deed; generosity”) [and other forms], borrowed from Anglo-Norman bounté and Old French bonté, bontet, bunté (modern French bonté (“goodness, kindness”)), from Latin bonitās.

Synonyms

liberality munificence bounteousness bountihood boon gratuity

Antonyms

frugality parsimony sparingness stinginess

Related words

boon bounteous bounteously bounteousness bounteth bountith bountyhed unbounteous

Derived words

bountiful bountifull bountifully bountifulness bountihead bountihood Bountygate bounty hunter bounty jumper bountyless unbountiful unbountifully

Translations

Arabic: مُكَافَأَة Arabic: جَائِزَة Chinese Mandarin: 獎金 /奖金 Chinese Mandarin: 賞金 /赏金 Chinese Mandarin: 贈款 /赠款 Finnish: palkkio Finnish: tapporaha French: prime German: Belohnung German: Kopfgeld German: Prämie Greek: αμοιβή Greek: πριμοδότηση Italian: premio Italian: ricompensa Italian: taglia Japanese: 賞金 Japanese: 奨励金 Korean: 상금 Norwegian Bokmål: belønning Norwegian Bokmål: dusør Norwegian Bokmål: påskjønnelse Norwegian Nynorsk: dusør Norwegian Nynorsk: påskjøning Norwegian Nynorsk: påskjønning Persian: پاداش Persian: پادافراه Portuguese: recompensa Romanian: recompensă Russian: вознагражде́ние Russian: пре́мия Russian: награ́да Spanish: recompensa Swedish: belöning Tagalog: pabuya Tagalog: gantimpala Thai: สินบน Turkish: armağan Turkish: yakalama ödülü Turkish: ödül Vietnamese: thưởng kim Welsh: haelioni
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