bounty

CEFRC1

/ˈbaʊnti/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large amount or a reward offered for something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.

Examples

  • Tom always dreamed of becoming a bounty hunter.

  • Tom thought that Mary would make a good bounty hunter.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈb̥aʊ̯ɾ̃i]
  • [ˈb̥ʌʊ̯ɾ̃i]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something given liberally; a gift.

  2. Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • [H]is [Henry I, Duke of Guise's] gifts, though conferred for the interest of his ambition, appeared always scattered with an easy bounty.

  • In recent years, AGeS, the Alliance Geological Service, has offered bounties to private individuals or teams willing to perform mineralogical surveys on the frontier.

  • Nationwide surveys showed a decline in numbers [of crocodiles] from a variety of factors including dams in rivers, killing for skins and for bounties.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bounte (“goodness, virtue; beauty; strength; chivalry, valour; excellence; kindness, mercy; good deed; generosity”) [and other forms], borrowed from Anglo-Norman bounté and Old French bonté, bontet, bunté (modern French bonté (“goodness, kindness”)), from Latin bonitās.