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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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