bounty
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.boun·ty
noun \ˈbau̇n-tē\ plural bounties
Definition of BOUNTY
1
: something that is given generously
2
: liberality in giving : generosity
3
: yield especially of a crop
4
: a reward, premium, or subsidy especially when offered or given by a government: as a : an extra allowance to induce entry into the armed services b : a grant to encourage an industry c : a payment to encourage the destruction of noxious animals d : a payment for the capture of or assistance in the capture of an outlaw
See Examples of BOUNTY
- summer's bounty of plump tomatoes
- The cottage is filled with a bounty of fresh flowers.
Origin of BOUNTY
Middle English bounte goodness, from Anglo-French bunté, bountee, from Latin bonitat-, bonitas, from bonus good, from Old Latin duenos; akin to Sanskrit duva reverence, favor
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to BOUNTY
- Antonyms
- cheapness, closeness, meanness, miserliness, parsimony, penuriousness, pinching, selfishness, stinginess, tightness, ungenerosity
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