Bounty

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  • noun. Liberality in giving.
  • noun. Something given liberally.
  • noun. A reward, inducement, or payment, especially one given by a government for acts deemed beneficial to the state, such as killing predatory animals, growing certain crops, starting certain industries, or enlisting for military service.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Goodness; virtue.
  • noun. Liberality in bestowing gifts and favors; generosity; munificence.
  • noun. A favor bestowed with a benevolent disposition; that which is given bounteously; a free gift: as, “thy morning bounties,”
  • noun. A premium or reward; specifically, a premium offered by a government to induce men to enlist into the public service, or to encourage some branch of industry, as husbandry, manufactures, or commerce.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth.
  • noun. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity; munificence.
  • noun. That which is given generously or liberally.
  • noun. A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service; or to encourage any branch of industry, as husbandry or manufactures.
  • noun. one who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty.
  • noun. a provision made in Queen Anne's reign for augmenting poor clerical livings.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. generosity
  • noun. something given liberally
  • noun. A reward for some specific act, especially one given by a government or authority
  • noun. formerly, money paid to volunteers for serving in the British navy in time of war
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
  • noun. generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
  • noun. 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
  • noun. the property of copious abundance
  • Word Usage
    "Over coffee the other day, Mr. Chanler said he did not much care for the term bounty hunter."
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