BOUNTIES Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

bounties

noun

plural of bounty

as in rewards

something offered or given in return for a service performed a bounty was offered for information leading to the capture of the criminal

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as in yields

the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time the record-breaking bounty from this year's corn harvest

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Recent Examples of bounties In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Players will accept bounties, earn perks, and unlock various characters like Atsu, Oyuki, and Nagato, each with unique weapons. — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The feature is a way to encourage players to try new decks and go out of their comfort zone with bounties. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 The program rewards researchers with bounties of up to $5 million for successful reporting of serious vulnerabilities in Apple’s operating systems, services, or devices. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 In 1532, the Tudor Vermin Laws provided bounties for killing a broad range of species perceived as a threat in Early Modern English society to agricultural food stocks. — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 After years of gifting the world with bounties of punk perfection, friends and family of Jennifer Finch are asking fans to give back. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 For years, players have offered bounties to staff members to take a run at eating as many cheesesteaks as possible during a three-game series here. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Most of The Ground Above’s eight tracks are moody growers where only multiple, deep listens can separate their bounties. — David Harris, SPIN, 29 June 2026

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Noun

Torchy’s Tacos is giving away a free, large green chile queso with chips with any purchase, for rewards members only.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
The financial rewards go mainly to the companies and investors making the bet.

— Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of rewards

Noun

Lower yields and harvesting can be challenging Pilot programs involving perennial grains are in the works around the world, testing how to grow them in different regions, climates and soils, but the research is early and slow-moving.

— Joshua A. Bickel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Climate change raises the stakes –– with yields of some traditional staple crops, like rice, already plummeting in places like Vietnam and Thailand.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of yields

Noun

Pokémon card prices have surged 1,350% since 2020, according to an index compiled by Collectors, which owns card grading agency Professional Sports Authenticator, CNBC previously reported.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Trump will host the governors of South Dakota, Mississippi, and Arkansas in the Oval Office to tout work on lower drug prices, which Republicans hope to turn into a winning midterms message.

— David Lim, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of prices

Noun

Nate Jaros, vice president of animal care at the aquarium, said this is one of the largest hauls the aquarium has handled in years.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Between the konbini walkthroughs, snack hauls and taste-test rankings clogging your For You page, a bag of chips has quietly become a reason to book a flight.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauls

Noun

Caesars Sportsbook is offering new users a chance to use promo code FOXNEWSDYW to receive 10 profit boost bonuses worth 100% of your winnings.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Channel 4 top brass came in for criticism during layoffs in 2024, when it was revealed its top three earners would accept bonuses.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of bonuses

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In the meantime, farmers do their best to beef up security – hyperaware that all someone needs to do is cut off a branch from their trees for it to be smuggled away, draining their profits from some distant orchard in another country.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Using profits from the sale of the Van Dyke, Soyka, converted redesigned a four-block industrial section tucked off Biscayne Boulevard to include his signature Soyka restaurant and Andiamo Brick Oven Pizza across the street.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

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