noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbaʊnti/
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˈbaʊn(t)i/
General-American:[ˈb̥aʊ̯ɾ̃i]
Canada:/ˈbaʊn(t)i/
Canada:[ˈb̥ʌʊ̯ɾ̃i]
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈbæɔnti/
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈbæʊnti/
rhymes with -aʊnti
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boon, gratuity
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, specifically, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
An abundance or wealth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To offer a monetary reward for the capturing or killing of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: put a bounty on someone's head, put a price on someone's head
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: H.M.S. Bounty
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ship
9
noun
Meaning 9
generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bounteousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: generosity, generousness
10
noun
Meaning 10
the property of copious abundance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: premium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reward
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
дар
(dar)
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
French:
don
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
German:
Geschenk
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Greek:
δώρο
(dóro)
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Italian:
regalo
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Italian:
dono
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Italian:
regalia
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Norwegian:
gave
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Norwegian:
presang
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Portuguese:
dádiva
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Russian:
пода́рок
(podárok)
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Russian:
дар
(dar)
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Spanish:
dádiva
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Swedish:
gåva
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Swedish:
present
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Turkish:
hediye
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Welsh:
haelioni
— something given liberally — see also gift, donation, present
Arabic:
مُكَافَأَة
(mukāfaʔa)
— reward for some specific act
Arabic:
جَائِزَة
(jāʔiza)
— reward for some specific act
Chinese Mandarin:
獎金 /奖金
(jiǎngjīn)
— reward for some specific act
Chinese Mandarin:
賞金 /赏金
(shǎngjīn)
— reward for some specific act
Chinese Mandarin:
贈款 /赠款
(zèngkuǎn)
— reward for some specific act
Finnish:
palkkio
— reward for some specific act
Finnish:
tapporaha
— reward for some specific act
French:
prime
— reward for some specific act
German:
Belohnung
— reward for some specific act
German:
Kopfgeld
— reward for some specific act
German:
Prämie
— reward for some specific act
Greek:
αμοιβή
(amoiví)
— reward for some specific act
Greek:
πριμοδότηση
(primodótisi)
— reward for some specific act
Italian:
premio
— reward for some specific act
Italian:
ricompensa
— reward for some specific act
Italian:
taglia
— reward for some specific act
Japanese:
賞金
(shōkin)
— reward for some specific act
Japanese:
奨励金
(shōreikin)
— reward for some specific act
Korean:
상금
(sanggeum)
— reward for some specific act
Norwegian Bokmål:
belønning
— reward for some specific act
Norwegian Bokmål:
dusør
— reward for some specific act
Norwegian Bokmål:
påskjønnelse
— reward for some specific act
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dusør
— reward for some specific act
Norwegian Nynorsk:
påskjøning
— reward for some specific act
Norwegian Nynorsk:
påskjønning
— reward for some specific act
Persian:
پاداش
(pādāš)
— reward for some specific act
Persian:
پادافراه
(pādāfrāh)
— reward for some specific act
Portuguese:
recompensa
— reward for some specific act
Romanian:
recompensă
— reward for some specific act
Russian:
вознагражде́ние
(voznagraždénije)
— reward for some specific act
Russian:
пре́мия
(prémija)
— reward for some specific act
Russian:
награ́да
(nagráda)
— reward for some specific act
Spanish:
recompensa
— reward for some specific act
Swedish:
belöning
— reward for some specific act
Tagalog:
pabuya
— reward for some specific act
Tagalog:
gantimpala
— reward for some specific act
Thai:
สินบน
(sǐn-bon)
— reward for some specific act
Turkish:
armağan
— reward for some specific act
Turkish:
yakalama ödülü
— reward for some specific act
Turkish:
ödül
— reward for some specific act
Vietnamese:
thưởng kim
— reward for some specific act
Welsh:
haelioni
— reward for some specific act
French:
prime
— money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein
German:
Heuer
— money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein
Italian:
ricompensa
— money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein
Italian:
paga
— money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein
Italian:
ingaggio
— money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein
Italian:
premio
— money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein
Italian:
premio di arruolamento
— money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein
Italian:
compenso
— money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein
Italian:
retribuzione
— money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein
Spanish:
poner precio a su cabeza
— to put a price on someone's head
