Antonyms for bounty

Grammar : Noun

Spell : boun-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaʊn ti

Definition of bounty

Origin : mid-13c., "generosity," from Old French bonte "goodness" (12c., Modern French bonté), from Latin bonitatem (nominative bonitas) "goodness," from bonus "good" (see bene-). Sense of "gift bestowed by a sovereign or the state" led to extended senses of "gratuity to a military recruit" (1702) and "reward for killing or taking a criminal or enemy" (1764).
I do ... promise, that there shall be paid ... the following several and respective premiums and Bounties for the prisoners and Scalps of the Enemy Indians that shall be taken or killed .... ["Papers of the Governor of Pennsylvania," 1764]

noun bonus; compensation

Example sentences :

By working shoulder to shoulder, together we can increase the bounty of all.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

If I succeed in this I shall doubtless be able to seize more of His bounty.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

He was the complete idler, living on his Uncle's bounty, and making no return for it.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

For me, all bounty is too late; but my children—to-morrow they may have no mother.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

For myself, your majesty's bounty has left me nothing to wish.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I must confesse I am infinitely obliged to your Honner's bounty.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

He has none but what is received from royal and paternal munificence and bounty.
Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith

As a rule, the bounty of this admission was bestowed upon poor artists.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

That was161 my benefactor's way of reminding me of my dependence on his bounty.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

Then, there were at court many gentlemen who had some claim or other upon His Majesty's bounty.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for bounty

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