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bounty

/ˈbaʊnti/noun

उच्चारण बाउन्टी

इनाम, पुरस्कार-राशि

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  1. 1

    [C]

    money given as a reward for catching or killing a criminal, or for some other service

    इनाम, पुरस्कार-राशि

    • a bounty on the criminal's head
    • The old poster offered a bounty for the capture of the notorious bandit.
    • The government offered a bounty for catching the wild animals that attacked farms.
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    • Hunters once claimed a bounty for every wolf they caught.
    • A large bounty was placed on the escaped prisoner.

    Synonyms reward prize payment premium recompense

  2. 2

    [U] literary

    generosity; plentiful supply

    उदारता; प्रचुरता

    • nature's bounty
    • Villagers gathered to celebrate the bounty of the harvest.
    • The festival gives thanks for the bounty of the harvest.
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    • The island's bounty includes coconuts, fish and fresh fruit.
    • Farmers shared the bounty of the season with their neighbours.

    Synonyms generosity abundance plenty largesse munificence

    Opposite scarcity meanness

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boun·ty

?Which word?

Keep the generosity words together: bounty, largesse (generosity in giving money), munificence (great generosity), benevolence, philanthropy.

उदारता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: bounty, largesse (धन देने में उदारता), munificence (भारी उदारता), benevolence, philanthropy।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective bountiful means plentiful or generous ('a bountiful harvest').

Adjective bountiful का अर्थ प्रचुर या उदार है ('a bountiful harvest')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Nature's bounty (the plentiful things nature provides), bounty hunter (a person who catches criminals for a reward), a bounty on sb's head.

Collocations: nature's bounty (प्रकृति की प्रचुर देन), bounty hunter (इनाम के लिए अपराधियों को पकड़ने वाला), a bounty on sb's head।