bounty

  • 21bounty — bountyless, adj. /bown tee/, n., pl. bounties. 1. a premium or reward, esp. one offered by a government: There was a bounty on his head. Some states offer a bounty for dead coyotes. 2. a generous gift. 3. generosity in giving. [1200 50; ME… …

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  • 22bounty — UK [ˈbaʊntɪ] / US noun Word forms bounty : singular bounty plural bounties 1) [countable] money offered as a reward, especially for catching or killing a criminal 2) [countable/uncountable] literary the good things that something provides 3)… …

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  • 23Bounty — n. (pl. ies) 1 liberality; generosity. 2 a gift or reward, made usu. by the State, esp.: a a sum paid for a valiant act. b a sum paid to encourage a trading enterprise etc. c a sum paid to army or navy recruits on enlistment. Phrases and idioms:… …

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  • 24bounty — n. (pl. ies) 1 liberality; generosity. 2 a gift or reward, made usu. by the State, esp.: a a sum paid for a valiant act. b a sum paid to encourage a trading enterprise etc. c a sum paid to army or navy recruits on enlistment. Phrases and idioms:… …

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  • 25Bounty — El Bounty fue un barco de vela de la armada británica en el que tuvo lugar el 28 de abril de 1789 un motín. El barco había sido un carguero, hasta que dos años antes la armada lo adquirió con el fin de transportar frutos del pan desde Tahití… …

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  • 26Bounty — Boun|ty [ baunti] die; , s <aus engl. bounty »Subvention«> (veraltet) Ausfuhrprämie, staatliche Subvention für Warenexporte …

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  • 27bounty — noun 1 (C) an amount of money that is given to someone by the government as a reward for doing something, such as catching a criminal: The million dollar bounty on Noriega s head shows how important it is he is brought to trial. 2 (U) literary… …

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  • 28bounty — A gratuity, or an unusual or additional benefit conferred upon, or compensation paid to, a class of persons. A premium given or offered to enlisted men to induce enlistment into public service. Bounty is the appropriate term where services or… …

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  • 29bounty — A gratuity, or an unusual or additional benefit conferred upon, or compensation paid to, a class of persons. A premium given or offered to enlisted men to induce enlistment into public service. Bounty is the appropriate term where services or… …

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  • 30Bounty (Schiff und Meuterei) — Bounty Bligh und die loyal gebliebenen Seeleute verlassen die HMS Bounty Schiffsdaten Name: HMAV Bounty (oder HMS Bounty), bis 8. Juni 1787 Bethia Baujahr: 1784, Umbau 1787 Werft: Hull (England) Besatzung: 44 Mann (siehe Artikel) …

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