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as in reward
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 generosity
the quality or state of being generous
her bounty at Halloween was known throughout the neighborhood
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as in yield
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 bounty
Among the remaining 15, for each of whom police are offering a bounty of HK$200,000 ($25,480), are those said to have organized or run in the election and been sworn in as its councilors.
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Reuters, NBC news, 25 July 2025
When scheduling the 2025 season, the league spread the bounty among all its media partners, including Prime Video and NBA TV, by putting 41 of Indiana’s 44 games shown on national television.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 18 July 2025
Meeker plays one of several characters drawn into bounty hunter Howard Kemp’s (James Stewart) attempt to collect an enormous bounty on Ben Vandergroat (Robert Ryan), a murderer and rapist wanted for killing a marshal.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Small wooden boats had come across the Caribbean Sea from Venezuela to sell their tropical bounty: avocados, bananas, guava, kiwi, mangoes, melons and Jalapeño peppers.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 25 July 2025
When scheduling the 2025 season, the league spread the bounty among all its media partners, including Prime Video and NBA TV, by putting 41 of Indiana’s 44 games shown on national television.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 18 July 2025
Meeker plays one of several characters drawn into bounty hunter Howard Kemp’s (James Stewart) attempt to collect an enormous bounty on Ben Vandergroat (Robert Ryan), a murderer and rapist wanted for killing a marshal.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Small wooden boats had come across the Caribbean Sea from Venezuela to sell their tropical bounty: avocados, bananas, guava, kiwi, mangoes, melons and Jalapeño peppers.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounty
Noun
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And yes, reward failure as the tuition fee for success.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Other ways to order McDonald's online While the new online ordering system may be more convenient, long-standing customers may opt to order food through other online systems to rack up rewards points.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Throughout the documentary, this film captures the essence of simplicity in the game, the joy of generosity, and the common thread of loving soccer.—
Jackie Gutierrez,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Your capacity for empathy and generosity seems limited to Jan. 6.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The benchmark 10-year note yield rose nearly 4 basis points to 4.328%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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Gains made in one area yield insights, both new data and new best practices, that support and accelerate progress in other areas, too.—
Gurdip Singh,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Detroit giant has finally announced the starting price of the most extreme version of the eight-generation ‘Vette: $207,395.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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Its lower price gives researchers, small developers, and educators a new opportunity to explore humanoid robotics.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Gates Foundation announced that its commitment seeks to motivate investment from governments, the private sector and philanthropy.—
Thomas Gallagher,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Delivering actual solutions to women around the world is a complicated process that requires collaborations with governments, other philanthropies, and companies.—
Indrani Sen,
Fortune,
4 Aug. 2025
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The latter film took the No. 3 spot with a $17 million domestic gross and the No. 4 spot globally with $28.5 million, a good deal under The Bad Guys 2's $44.5 million global haul.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Among the Democratic candidates for governor, former Rep. Katie Porter of Orange County dominated with a $3 million haul since announcing her candidacy in March.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Boston is paying a $5 million signing bonus and has a $30 million club option for 2034, when Anthony will be just thirty years old.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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They will each be entitled to an annual bonus targeted at $1.5 million each.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Bounty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounty. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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