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boun·ty

(boun′tē)

n. pl. boun·ties

1. Liberality in giving.

2. Something given liberally.

3. A reward, inducement, or payment, especially one given by a government for acts deemed beneficial to the state, such as killing predatory animals, growing certain crops, starting certain industries, or enlisting for military service.

[Middle English bounte, from Old French bonte, from Latin bonitās, goodness, from bonus, good; see deu- in Indo-European roots.]

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bounty

(ˈbaʊntɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. generosity in giving to others; liberality

2. a generous gift; something freely provided

3. a payment made by a government, as, formerly, to a sailor on enlisting or to a soldier after a campaign

4. any reward or premium: a bounty of 20p for every rat killed.

[C13 (in the sense: goodness): from Old French bontet, from Latin bonitās goodness, from bonus good]

Bounty

(ˈbaʊntɪ)

(Nautical Terms) a British naval ship commanded by Captain William Bligh, which was on a scientific voyage in 1789 between Tahiti and the West Indies when her crew mutinied

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boun•ty

(ˈbaʊn ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. a premium or reward, esp. one offered by a government.

2. a generous gift.

3. generosity.

[1200–50; Middle English b(o)unte < Anglo-French, Old French bonte, Old French bontet < Latin bonitātem]

boun′ty•less, adj.

syn: See bonus.

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Noun	1.	bounty - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military premium governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" reward - payment made in return for a service rendered
	2.	bounty - the property of copious abundance bountifulness, amplitude abundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"
	3.	bounty - generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely bounteousness generosity, generousness - the trait of being willing to give your money or time
	4.	Bounty - a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat H.M.S. Bounty

bounty

noun (Literary)

1. generosity, charity, assistance, kindness, philanthropy, benevolence, beneficence, liberality, almsgiving, open-handedness, largesse or largess The aid organization would not allow such bounty.

2. abundance, plenty, exuberance, profusion, affluence, plenitude, copiousness, plenteousness autumn's bounty of fruits, seeds and berries

3. reward, present, grant, prize, payment, gift, compensation, bonus, premium, donation, recompense, gratuity, meed (archaic), largesse or largess They paid bounties for people to give up their weapons.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

bounty

noun

A sum of money offered for a special service, such as the apprehension of a criminal:

bonus, reward.

Translations

كَرَم، جودهِبَةٌ، عَطِيَّةٌ

darštědrost

generøs gaveoverflod

Kopfgeld Prämie Freigiebigkeit Gabe

γενναιοδωρία πριμοδότηση

palkkio

don prime prix récompense générosité

örlætivegleg gjöf

donazione generoso premio

dóvanos

balvadāsnumsdevībavelte

rundhåndet gave

щедрость

cömertçe verilen hediyecömertlikeli açıklıkihsan

慷慨赠物

bounty

[ˈbaʊntɪ]

A. N

1. (= generosity) → generosidad f, munificencia f

2. (= reward) → recompensa f (Mil) → premio m de enganche

B. CPD bounty hunter N → cazarrecompensas mf inv

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bounty

[ˈbaʊnti] n (= generosity) [person, nature] → générosité f; [season] → abondance f

(= reward) → prime fbounty hunter n → chasseur m de primes

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bounty

(= generosity) → Freigebigkeit f; (of nature) → reiche Fülle (geh)

(= gift) → großzügige or reiche Gabe (geh)

(= reward money) → Kopfgeld nt

bounty

bounty-fed

adj (Econ) → subventioniert

bounty hunter

n → Kopfgeldjäger(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bounty

[ˈbaʊntɪ] n (generosity) → liberalità, munificenza; (reward) → taglia

bounty

(ˈbaunti) noun

1. generosity in giving.

2. (plural ˈbounties) something given out of generosity.

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With France and with Britain we are rivals in the fisheries, and can supply their markets cheaper than they can themselves, notwithstanding any efforts to prevent it by bounties on their own or duties on foreign fish.

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Attracted by the high pay and considerable bounties offered by the Gun Club, he had enlisted a choice legion of stokers, iron-founders, lime-burners, miners, brickmakers, and artisans of every trade, without distinction of color.

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Why did Britain between the years and pay to her whalemen in bounties upwards of 1,000,000 pounds?

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Vulnerabilities allowing other types of remote code execution will be awarded bounties ranging from $5000 to $20000 (depending on the level of complexity of a given vulnerability).

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Supporters believed that these subsidies, which they called "bounties," would create a surplus of goods, increase exports, and lower domestic prices, all of which would lead to the greater wealth of Great Britain.

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