bounty
IPA: bˈaʊnti
noun
- (uncountable) Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
- (countable) Something given liberally; a gift.
- (countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
- (specifically) 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.
- (military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
- (countable, figuratively) An abundance or wealth.
verb
- (transitive) To offer a monetary reward for the capturing or killing of.
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Examples of "bounty" in Sentences
- The food was bounty enough to feed the needy.
- It celebrates the bounty of the Fall Harvest.
- He is in the crossfire of two bounty hunters.
- Do not wonder at the favor and bounty of the Lord.
- Gatecrasher is a bounty hunter, and the leader of the Technet.
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