bounty

1. Liberality in giving.
2. Something that is given liberally.
3. A reward, inducement, or payment, especially one given by a government for acts deemed beneficial to the state, such as killing predatory animals, growing certain crops, starting certain industries, or enlisting for military service.

[Middle English bounte, from Old French bonte, from Latin bonitās, goodness, from bonus, good.]

noun

A sum of money offered for a special service, such as the apprehension of a criminal: bonus, reward. See law, reward/punish/deserve.

n. pl. -ies a monetary gift or reward, typically given by a government, especially a sum paid to army or navy recruits upon enlistment.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A subsidy paid to a category of persons who have performed a public service.

Bounty is the proper term to be applied when the services of several persons are sought, and each person who fulfills the offer is entitled to the promised compensation, as in the case of the killing of destructive wild animals. In contrast, a reward compensates a single service to be performed only once, such as in the capture of a fugitive, and, therefore, will be earned solely by the person who succeeds in this regard.

Under federal law, no bounty may be paid to induce any person to enlist in the armed services. A clothing allowance or enlistment bonus authorized by law does not, however, constitute a bounty.

n.

The liberality of one who has much, in permitting one who has nothing to get all that he can.

        A single swallow, it is said, devours ten millions of insects 
    every year.  The supplying of these insects I take to be a signal 
    instance of the Creator's bounty in providing for the lives of His 
    creatures.
                                                    Henry Ward Beecher

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gavmildhed, rundhåndethed

idioms:

• bounty hunter    skattejæger, dusørjæger

Nederlands (Dutch)
premie, bonus, vergoeding, gulheid

Français (French)
n. - prime, générosité, libéralité

idioms:

• bounty hunter    chasseur de primes

Deutsch (German)
n. - Freigebigkeit, Gabe, Prämie, (econ.) Subvention

idioms:

• bounty hunter    Kopfgeldjäger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απλοχεριά, γενναιοδωρία, δώρο, πριμ

idioms:

• bounty hunter    κυνηγός επικηρυγμένων

Italiano (Italian)
taglia, dono

idioms:

• bounty hunter    cacciatore di taglie

Português (Portuguese)
n. - generosidade (f), recompensa (f)

idioms:

• bounty hunter    caçador (m) de recompensa

Русский (Russian)
щедрость, награда

idioms:

• bounty hunter    охотник за людьми кот. не явились на суд, охотники за крадеными вещами/деньгами

Español (Spanish)
n. - prima, regalo, gratificación, subsidio

idioms:

• bounty hunter    persona que persigue criminales

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - välgörenhet, gåva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
慷慨, 恩惠, 宽大

idioms:

• bounty hunter    为领赏而追捕逃犯者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 慷慨, 恩惠, 寬大

idioms:

• bounty hunter    為領賞而追捕逃犯者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 관대 , 은혜, 상여금

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バウンティ号, 恵み深さ, 賜物, 賞与, 補助金

idioms:

• bounty hunter    賞金稼ぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هبه, فضل, منحه أو مكافأة ماليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נדיבות-לב, פרס, מענק‬

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