Meaning

6 senses
  1. (uncountable)Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.

  2. (countable)Something given liberally; a gift.

    Geschenk

    пода́рокpodárok, дарdar

  3. (countable)A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.

    Belohnung, Kopfgeld, Prämie

    вознагражде́ниеvoznagraždénije, пре́мияprémija, награ́даnagráda

  4. A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.

    (countable, specifically, uncountable)A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance.

  5. (countable, historical, uncountable)Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.

    Heuer

  6. (countable, figuratively)An abundance or wealth.

    the property of copious abundance

Examples

19 sentences
  1. Tom is a famous bounty hunter.

    deTom ist ein berühmter Kopfgeldjäger.

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  2. Are you really a bounty hunter?

    deSind Sie wirklich Kopfgeldjäger?

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  3. Tom and Mary are bounty hunters.

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  4. Tom always dreamed of becoming a bounty hunter.

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  5. Are you sure Tom is a bounty hunter?

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present:
reward for some specific act:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present:
reward for some specific act:
money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein:

Origin

From Middle English bounte (“goodness, virtue; beauty; strength; chivalry, valour; excelle

From Middle English bounte (“goodness, virtue; beauty; strength; chivalry, valour; excellence; kindness, mercy; good deed; generosity”) [and other forms], borrowed from Anglo-Norman bounté and Old French bonté, bontet, bunté (modern French bonté (“goodness, kindness”)), from Latin bonitās.

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Forms

plural: bounties
Singularbounty
Pluralbounties

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (literary) generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely:bounteousness
  • payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military:premium
  • a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat:HMS BountyH.M.S. Bounty
  • the property of copious abundance:amplitudebountifulness

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

17 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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