bounty

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bounte (“goodness, virtue; beauty; strength; chivalry, valour; excellence; kindness, mercy; good deed; generosity”) [and other forms], borrowed from Anglo-Norman bounté and Old French bonté, bontet, bunté (modern French bonté (“goodness, kindness”)), from Latin bonitās. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbaʊnti/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbaʊn(t)i/, [ˈb̥aʊ̯ɾ̃i] (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbaʊn(t)i/, [ˈb̥ʌʊ̯ɾ̃i] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈbæɔnti/, /ˈbæʊnti/ Rhymes: -aʊnti Hyphenation: boun‧ty === Noun === bounty (countable and uncountable, plural bounties) (uncountable) Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity. Synonyms: liberality, munificence, bounteousness, (all uncountable; the last obsolete) bountihood Antonyms: frugality, parsimony, sparingness, (all uncountable) stinginess (countable) Something given liberally; a gift. Synonyms: boon, gratuity (countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government. (specifically) A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance. (military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein. (countable, figuratively) An abundance or wealth. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bounty (third-person singular simple present bounties, present participle bountying, simple past and past participle bountied) (transitive) To offer a monetary reward for the capturing or killing of. === References === === Further reading === bounty (reward) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia bounty (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Refers to the Bounty candy bar, which is chocolate-dark on the outside, and coconut-white on the inside. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑu̯n.ti/ === Noun === bounty m (plural bounty's, diminutive bounty'tje n) (slang, derogatory) A black person who acts and speaks like a white person. ==== Usage notes ==== Used mainly by a subset of black people who view assimilation or integration into white society as problematic. == French == === Etymology === Refers to the Bounty candy bar, which is chocolate-dark on the outside, and coconut-white on the inside. Doublet of bonté. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bun.ti/ === Noun === bounty m (plural bountys) (slang, derogatory) A black person who acts and speaks like a white person. ==== Usage notes ==== Used mainly by a subset of black and white people who view assimilation or integration into white society as problematic.