bounties

Meanings

• noun

  Rewards or prizes, especially for capturing criminals or fugitives.

  - "The bounty on the criminal's head was large enough to attract many hunters."
  - "The pirate's ship was seized, and the bounty on the captured pirates was shared among the crew."

• noun

  A quantity or amount of something, especially a valuable resource.

  - "The oil company discovered a bounty of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico."
  - "The farmer had a bounty harvest of wheat that year."

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Antonyms

frugality , parsimony , sparingness , stinginess

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Synonyms

boon , gratuity , bounteousness , bountihood , liberality , munificence

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bounties
dainties , hands ties , mementos , praises , surprises

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Variants

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bounties , bounty

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Etymology

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Middle English (in the sense ‘reward, prize’): from Old French boute 'reward, prize' (derived from bouter 'push' in the sense ‘push forward, promote’).

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Trivia

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1. The term 'bounty' comes from the Old French word 'boute', which means 'reward' or 'prize'.

2. The first recorded use of the term 'bounty' in English was in the late 1300s.

3. The largest recorded bounty in history was offered by the British government for the capture of the pirate Blackbeard, which was worth over £500,000 in today's currency.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bounty Hunter: A person who is paid a bounty for capturing or killing someone, especially a fugitive.

2. Bounty Program: A program offering rewards or incentives to individuals or groups for reporting or solving specific problems or issues.

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Culture

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In literature, bounties have been used to motivate characters to embark on dangerous quests or to solve mysteries. In art, bounties have been depicted as treasures or rewards, often depicted in paintings and sculptures.

How to Memorize "bounties"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a treasure chest filled with gold coins and jewels to remember the definition of bounties as rewards or prizes. Visualize a large quantity of a resource, such as oil or wheat, to remember the definition of bounties as a quantity or amount of something.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bounty' with the word 'reward' or 'prize' to remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bounties are prizes or quantities' to remember the meanings of the word.

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