bounty (noun)
1bounty — ► NOUN (pl. bounties) 1) a reward paid for killing or capturing someone. 2) historical a sum paid by the state to encourage trade. 3) chiefly historical a sum paid by the state to army or navy recruits on enlistment. 4) literary something given… …
2bounty — boun·ty / bau̇n tē/ n pl boun·ties 1: generosity in bestowing gifts esp. by will 2: a reward, premium, or subsidy esp. offered by a government Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
3bounty jumper — noun : one who during the Civil War enlisted in the United States service to get a bounty and then deserted * * * bounty jumper, U.S. a person who enlisted as a soldier during the Civil War for the sake of the bounty offered and then deserted …
4bounty hunter — noun 1. someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered • Hypernyms: ↑pursuer, ↑chaser 2. a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty • Hypernyms: ↑hunter, ↑huntsman * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] …
5bounty hunter — bounty ,hunter noun count someone who tries to catch criminals in order to receive a reward …
6bounty — noun 1 (C) an amount of money that is given to someone by the government as a reward for doing something, such as catching a criminal: The million dollar bounty on Noriega s head shows how important it is he is brought to trial. 2 (U) literary… …
7bounty — noun (plural bounties) Etymology: Middle English bounte goodness, from Anglo French bunté, bountee, from Latin bonitat , bonitas, from bonus good, from Old Latin duenos; akin to Sanskrit duva reverence, favor Date: 13th century 1 …
8bounty hunter — noun Date: 1930 1. one who tracks down and captures outlaws for whom a reward is offered 2. one who hunts predatory animals for the reward offered …
9bounty — noun /ˈbaʊn.ti/ a) generosity b) something given liberally …
10bounty hunter — noun A person who catches criminals and brings them to the police in return for a reward …
