bounties

plural of bounty
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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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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounties
Noun
  • Why small indulgences fit the trend Little rewards keep holding their ground even when bigger budgets tighten.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to rewards for moving at the right speed and in the right direction and penalties for things like wobbling or jerky movement, the team introduced a novel way to keep the hand in a crawling stance during the simulated training.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Bond yields have risen in anticipation of tighter monetary policy, raising borrowing costs for consumers.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • However, in times like these, when elevated oil prices and higher bond yields are driving the bus, the latest economic releases also matter.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The authors found a long-run relationship between top incomes and art prices and argued that high-end art prices are driven less by the average person’s buying power than by how much the wealthiest can spend.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The International Energy Agency has warned that constraints on the diesel market will likely keep prices elevated into the next year.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And across the aisle, a few Democrats just announced monster hauls.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Theranos device gets a second look Holmes hauls out of storage the infamous Theranos device, the machine that helped bring down her company.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Simply follow the steps below, using promo code FOXNEWS to earn $200 in bonuses.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • No bonuses, fewer titles Despite the large amounts of revenue generated by its employees, Bending Spoons does not pay performance bonuses, which are common at other tech companies.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • As online shopping has become an economic behemoth — Amazon reported over $716 billion in profits in 2025 — logistics centers have become a key component of their success, said Ellie Falcone, a professor of supply chain management at TCU.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The Ellison regime has revealed itself thus far as a shirtsleeve operation, one zeroed in on lowering costs and boosting profits.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Bounties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounties. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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