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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024boun•ty /ˈbaʊnti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - a payment offered by a government for doing something:[countable]The bounty for a captured snake would be about $50.00.
- generosity:[uncountable]noted for her bounty to the arts.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024boun•ty (boun′tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - a premium or reward, esp. one offered by a government:There was a bounty on his head. Some states offer a bounty for dead coyotes.
- a generous gift.
- generosity in giving.
- Latin bonitāt- (stem of bonitās) goodness. See boon2, -ity
- Anglo-French, Old French bonte, Old French bontet
- Middle English b(o)unte 1200–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See bonus.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged present, benefaction.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged munificence, liberality, charity, beneficence.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bounty /ˈbaʊntɪ/ n ( pl -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
Etymology: 13th Century (in the sense: goodness): from Old French bontet, from Latin bonitās goodness, from bonus good |