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Definition: Meaning of, bounty in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbaʊnti /

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bounty bounties
  1. [countable] an amount of money that is given to someone by the government as a reward for doing something, especially catching or killing a criminal
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  2. [uncountable] literary food or wealth that is provided in large amounts
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  3. [uncountable] literary the quality of being generous
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Bounty


Definition: Meaning of, Bounty in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbaʊnti /

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Bounty bounties
  1. 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
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    H.M.S. Bounty
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Bounty used in phrases

  • Bounty, The
    1. a British naval ship on which there was a famous MUTINY (= when the ordinary sailors take control of a ship by force) in the Pacific Ocean in 1789. The sailors, led by an officer called Fletcher Christian, took power from Captain William BLIGH, and made him leave in a small boat.
  • Mutiny on the Bounty, The
  • bounty hunter (noun)
    1. someone who catches criminals and brings them to the police for a reward
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