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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
bounty
bounty [bounty bounties] BrE [ˈbaʊnti] NAmE [ˈbaʊnti] noun (pl. bounties) 1. uncountable, countable (literary)generous actions; sth provided in large quantities •to thank the Lord for his bounty •the bounties of nature 2. countable money given as a reward •a bounty hunter (= sb who catches criminals or kills people for a reward) Word Origin: Middle English (denoting goodness or generosity): from Old French bonte ‘goodness’, from Latin bonitas, from bonus ‘good’. The sense ‘monetary reward’ dates from the early 18th cent.
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