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- [boun-tee]
- /ˈbaʊn ti/
- /ˈbaʊn.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boun-tee]
- /ˈbaʊn ti/
Definitions of bounty word
- variable noun bounty You can refer to something that is provided in large amounts as bounty. 3
- countable noun bounty A bounty is money that is offered as a reward for doing something, especially for finding or killing a particular person. 3
- noun bounty generosity in giving to others; liberality 3
- noun bounty a generous gift; something freely provided 3
- noun bounty a payment made by a government, as, formerly, to a sailor on enlisting or to a soldier after a campaign 3
- noun bounty any reward or premium 3
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Origin of bounty
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English b(o)unte < Anglo-French, Old French bonte, Old French bontet < Latin bonitāt- (stem of bonitās) goodness. See boon2, -ity
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Parts of speech for Bounty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bounty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bounty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bounty
noun bounty
- premium — a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- prize — leverage.
- gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
- largess — generous bestowal of gifts.
- donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
Antonyms for bounty
noun bounty
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- penalty — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
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See also
Matching words
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