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bounty

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bounty

1 something offered or given in return for a service performed
  • A bounty was offered for information leading to the capture of the criminal.
Synonyms of bounty

price, reward
Words Related to bounty

bonus, lagniappe, premium

bonanza, jackpot, treasure trove

award, decoration, distinction, honor, prize, trophy

gratuity, tip

desert(s), wages
2 the quality or state of being generous
  • Her bounty at Halloween was known throughout the neighborhood.
Synonyms of bounty

bigheartedness, bountifulness, generosity, generousness, largess (also largesse), liberality, munificence, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness
Words Related to bounty

beneficence, charity, kindliness, selflessness

kindness

gift, gratuity, lagniappe

tribute

extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, wastefulness

spendthrift

dissipating, squandering
Near Antonyms of bounty

conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift

conservation, saving

husbanding, managing

scraping

cutting back
Antonyms of bounty

cheapness, closeness, meanness, miserliness, parsimony, penuriousness, pinching, selfishness, stinginess, tightness, ungenerosity
3 the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time
  • the record-breaking bounty from this year's corn harvest
Synonyms of bounty

catch, haul, take, yield
Words Related to bounty

bag

earnings, gain, gross, income, net, payoff, proceeds, profit, receipts, return, revenue, winnings

booty, loot, plunder, spoils, swag

appropriation, collection
Near Antonyms of bounty

deduction, loss, subtraction

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