bounty

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈbaʊnti/ UK /ˈbaʊnti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a reward offered for a task, or generous abundance

A bounty was placed on the outlaw's capture.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a reward offered for a... reward premium bonus generosity largesse abundance munificence

Opposites

penalty stinginess

Word family

Derived forms bountiful bounteous

Etymology

From Middle English bounte, from Old French bonté ('goodness, kindness'), from Latin bonitās ('goodness'), from bonus ('good').

bonté Old French bonitās Latin bonus Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# bounty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbaʊnti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbaʊnti/

## Meanings
1. a reward offered for a task, or generous abundance

## Examples
- A bounty was placed on the outlaw's capture.

## Synonyms
- reward
- premium
- bonus
- generosity
- largesse
- abundance
- munificence

## Antonyms
- penalty
- stinginess

## Derived Forms
- bountiful
- bounteous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bonté
- Root: bonitās
- Root: bonus

## Etymology
From Middle English bounte, from Old French bonté ('goodness, kindness'), from Latin bonitās ('goodness'), from bonus ('good').

## AI Etymology
Bounty is a noun meaning "a reward offered for a task, or generous abundance". Historically, it is from Middle English bounte, from Old French bonté ('goodness, kindness'), from Latin bonitās ('goodness'), from bonus ('good'). The historical chain links Old French bonté, Latin bonitās, and Latin bonus. Close English family members include bountiful, and bounteous. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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