Bounty Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

bounty

/ˈbaʊnti/

noun

plural

bounties

bounty

/ˈbaʊnti/

noun

plural

bounties

Britannica Dictionary definition of BOUNTY

1

literary

:

good things that are given or provided freely and in large amounts

[noncount]

• the bounty of nature = nature's bounty
• summer's bounty of plump tomatoes

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[singular]

• The cottage is filled with a bounty of fresh flowers.

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2

[count]

:

an amount of money given to someone as a reward for catching a criminal

• A bounty of 500 dollars was put on his head. [=anyone who captured him would receive a 500-dollar bounty]

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