bounty

Definition

• n. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
• n. generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
• n. 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

Word forms

Plural

bounties

Example sentences

1. n.

   The charity received a bounty of donations from the community.

2. n.

   The government offered a bounty for information leading to the capture of the escaped prisoner.