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bounty
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of BOUNTY
1
something offered or given in return for a service performed <a bounty was offered for information leading to the capture of the criminal>
2
the quality or state of being generous <her bounty at Halloween was known throughout the neighborhood>
Synonyms bigheartedness, bountifulness, bounty, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), munificence, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness
Related Words beneficence, charity, kindliness, selflessness; kindness; gift, gratuity, lagniappe; tribute; extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, wastefulness; spendthrift; dissipating, squandering
Near Antonyms conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift; conservation, saving; husbanding, managing; scraping; cutting back
Antonyms cheapness, closeness, meanness, miserliness, parsimony, penuriousness, pinching, selfishness, stinginess, tightness, ungenerosity
3
the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time <the record-breaking bounty from this year's corn harvest>
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