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boun·ty  (bount)

n. pl. boun·ties

1. Liberality in giving.

2. Something that is given liberally.

3. A reward, inducement, or payment, especially one given by a government for acts deemed beneficial to the state, such as killing predatory animals, growing certain crops, starting certain industries, or enlisting for military service.

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[Middle English bounte, from Old French bonte, from Latin bonits, goodness, from bonus, good; see deu-² in Indo-European roots.]

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bounty [ˈbaʊntɪ]

n pl -ties

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

[C13 (in the sense: goodness): from Old French bontet, from Latin bonitās goodness, from bonus good]

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Bounty [ˈbaʊntɪ]

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) a British naval ship commanded by Captain William Bligh, which was on a scientific voyage in 1789 between Tahiti and the West Indies when her crew mutinied

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bounty - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military premium governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" reward - payment made in return for a service rendered
	2.	bounty - the property of copious abundance bountifulness, amplitude abundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"
	3.	bounty - generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely bounteousness generosity, generousness - the trait of being willing to give your money or time
	4.	Bounty - a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat H.M.S. Bounty

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bounty

noun (Literary)

1. generosity, charity, assistance, kindness, philanthropy, benevolence, beneficence, liberality, almsgiving, open-handedness, largesse or largess The aid organization would not allow such bounty.

2. abundance, plenty, exuberance, profusion, affluence, plenitude, copiousness, plenteousness autumn's bounty of fruits, seeds and berries

3. reward, present, grant, prize, payment, gift, compensation, bonus, premium, donation, recompense, gratuity, meed (archaic), largesse or largess They paid bounties for people to give up their weapons.

Translations

bounty [ˈbaʊntɪ]

A. N

1. (= generosity) → generosidad f, munificencia f

2. (= reward) → recompensa f (Mil) → premio m de enganche

B. CPD bounty hunter N → cazarrecompensas mf inv

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bounty [ˈbaʊnti] n (= generosity) [person, nature] → générosité f; [season] → abondance f

(= reward) → prime f
bounty hunter n → chasseur m de primes

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bounty

n

(= generosity) → Freigebigkeit f; (of nature) → reiche Fülle (geh)

(= gift) → großzügige or reiche Gabe (geh)

(= reward money) → Kopfgeld nt

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bounty:

bounty-fed

adj (Econ) → subventioniert

bounty hunter

n → Kopfgeldjäger(in) m(f)

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bounty [ˈbaʊntɪ] n (generosity) → liberalità, munificenza; (reward) → taglia

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bounty [ˈbaʊntɪ] n (generosity) → liberalità, munificenza; (reward) → taglia

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bounty

n bounty [ˈbaunti]

1 generosity in giving. goedertierenheid كَرَم، جود щедрост štědrost overflod die Freigiebigkeit γενναιοδωρία, μεγαλοψυχία munificiencia, generosidad heldekäelisus بخشندگی runsaus générosité נְדִיבוּת उदारता, दानशीलता ,सहायता dobrostiv jótékonyság kedermawanan örlæti generosità 気前のよさ 너그러움 dosnumas devība; dāsnums ganjaran gulheid gavmildhet szczodrość generosidade generozitate щедрость štedrosť radodarnost darežljivost frikostighet เอื้อเฟื้อเผื่อแผ่ cömertlik, eli açıklık 慷慨 щедрість بخشش ، فیاضی tính hào phóng 慷慨

2 (pluralˈbounties) something given out of generosity. weldaad هِبَةٌ، عَطِيَّةٌ дар dar generøs gave die Gabe επιδότηση, αμοιβή που δίνεται από γενναιοδωρία generosidad, regalo helde and هدیه؛ ارمغان palkkio don מַתָּת, צדָקָה उदारता से दी गई कोई चीज darežljiv adomány derma, hadiah vegleg gjöf dono 賜物 구호물, 보상금 dovanos balva; velte murah hati gift, premie rundhåndet gave dar gratificação dar дар(ы) dar darilo pokloni gåvor, rika håvor สินน้ำใจ cömertçe verilen hediye, ihsan 贈物 дар عطیہ ، بخشیش tặng phẩm 赠物