bounty
Generosity; also an act of generosityGenerosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
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» Tom is a famous bounty hunter.
Tom ist ein berühmter Kopfgeldjäger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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6 senses(uncountable)Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
(countable)Something given liberally; a gift.
Geschenk
пода́рокpodárok, дарdar
(countable)A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
Belohnung, Kopfgeld, Prämie
вознагражде́ниеvoznagraždénije, пре́мияprémija, награ́даnagráda
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.
(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
(countable, figuratively)An abundance or wealth.
the property of copious abundance
Examples
19 sentencesTom is a famous bounty hunter.
deTom ist ein berühmter Kopfgeldjäger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Are you really a bounty hunter?
deSind Sie wirklich Kopfgeldjäger? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary are bounty hunters.
Tom always dreamed of becoming a bounty hunter.
Are you sure Tom is a bounty hunter?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bounte (“goodness, virtue; beauty; strength; chivalry, valour; excelleFrom 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: bountiesSynonyms
11 synonyms- (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 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.