BOUNTY


Meaning of BOUNTY in English

— bountyless , adj.

/bown"tee/ , n. , pl. bounties .

1. a premium or reward, esp. one offered by a government: There was a bounty on his head. Some states offer a bounty for dead coyotes.

2. a generous gift.

3. generosity in giving.

[ 1200-50; ME b ( o ) unte bonte, OF bontet bonitat- (s. of bonitas ) goodness. See BOON 2 , -ITY ]

Syn. 1. See bonus. 2. present, benefaction. 3. munificence, liberality, charity, beneficence.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .