Word: Bounty
How to pronounce: ˈbaʊntɪ
Noun
Definitions:
1. A sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal.
Example sentences: "There was an increased bounty on his head"
2. A sum paid to encourage trade.
Example sentences: "Bounties were paid to colonial producers of indigo dye"
3. Something given or occurring in generous amounts.
Example sentences: "The bounties of nature"
Proper noun
Definitions:
1. A ship of the British navy on which in 1789 part of the crew, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied against their commander, William Bligh, and set him adrift in an open boat with eighteen crewmen.
Synonyms:
munificence
generosity
generous gift
largess
largesse
bounteousness
prize
reward
premium
Derivations:
bountiful
bounteous
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Bounty in Other Languages...
Spanish: Cazarrecompensas
German: Kopfgeld
French: Bounty
Italian: Generosità
Turkish: ödül
