bounty

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Etymology [edit]

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

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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

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