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- Dictionarybounty/ˈbaʊnti/
noun
- 1. a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal: "there was an increased bounty on his head" Similar
- 2. a sum paid by the state to encourage trade: historical "bounties were paid to colonial producers of indigo dye"
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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)
1. : something that is given generously. nature's bounty. 2. : liberality in giving : generosity. 3. : yield especially of a crop. this summer's bounty of tomatoes. 4. : a reward, premium, or subsidy especially when offered or given by a government: such as. a. : an extra allowance to induce entry into the armed services. b.
A bounty is money that is offered as a reward for doing something, especially for finding or killing a particular person. A bounty of $50,000 was put on Dr. Alvarez's head. They paid bounties for people to give up their weapons.
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.
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 definition: a premium or reward, especially one offered by a government. See examples of BOUNTY used in a sentence.
Definition of bounty noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BOUNTY definition: 1. a large or generous amount of something 2. an amount of money paid as a reward. Learn more.
bounty meaning, definition, what is bounty: an amount of money that is given to some...: Learn more.
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.
