Definitions

1. noun

a reward offered for the capture or return of a person, especially a fugitive or a criminal.

“The authorities offered a $10,000 bounty for information leading to the capture of the escaped prisoner.”

2. noun

a sum of money or other valuable item given as a reward for doing something, especially for discovering or achieving something.

“The astronaut’s team received a bounty of $1 million for the first human to walk on Mars.”

3. noun

a quantity of something, especially food, that is available or produced in abundance.

“The farm produced a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables every summer.”

4. noun

a payment or reward for serving in the military, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.

“The colonel was granted a bounty for his service in the war.”

5. verb

to give or offer a reward for something, especially for the capture or return of a person.

“The government bountied the capture of the terrorist leader.”

6. verb

to produce or yield something in abundance.

“The land bountied a rich harvest of wheat.”