bounty

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English

Etymology

Anglo-Norman bounté, Old French bonté (“goodness”) (French: bonté), from Latin bonitātem, accusative singular of bonitās (“goodness”), from bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbaʊn.ti/, SAMPA: /"baUn.ti/
• Rhymes: -aʊnti

Noun

bounty (plural bounties)

1. generosity
2. something given liberally
3. A reward for some specific act, especially one given by a government or authority
4. (nautical) formerly, money paid to volunteers for serving in the British navy in time of war

Derived terms

• bounty hunter

Translations

generosity

Mandarin: 慷慨, 慷慨 (kāng kài) French: bonté (fr) f. German: Großzügigkeit (de) f. Greek: γενναιοδωρία (el) f. Italian: bontà (it) f.

Romanian: bunătate (ro) Russian: щедрость (ru) (ščédrost') Swedish: generositet (sv) c. Turkish: âli cenaplık (tr) (āli cenaplık), cömertlik (tr)

something given liberally

Mandarin: 大方, 大方 (dà fāng) French: don (fr) m. German: Geschenk (de) n. Italian: regalo (it) m., dono (it) m.

Norwegian: gave (no) m. and f., presang (no) m. Russian: дар (dar) Swedish: gåva (sv) c., present (sv) c. Turkish: hediye (tr)

reward

Mandarin: 贈款, 赠款 (zèng kuǎn) Finnish: palkkio (fi) French: prime (fr) f. German: Prämie (de) f., Kopfgeld (de) n., Belohnung (de) f. Greek: πριμοδότηση (el) f. Italian: premio (it) m., ricompensa (it) f., taglia (it) f.

Japanese: 奨励金 (しょうれいきん, shōreikin) Norwegian: belønning (no) m. and f., dusør (no) m. Russian: вознаграждение (ru) (voznagražd'énije) Swedish: belöning (sv) n. Turkish: armağan (tr)

pay to naval volunteers

Mandarin: 獎金, 奖金 (jiǎng jīn)

French: prime (fr) f.

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• Korean: 특지
• Spanish: generosidad f.