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bounty

/ˈbaʊnti/BOWN-tee
/ˈbaʊnti/BOWN-tee

Meaninggoodness

Common meaning: generosity

Other meanings: a reward

Journey through time

  1. Latinbonus‘good’
  2. Frenchbonteit
  3. Englishbounty‘generosity’ · today

boun also in: bonnybonus

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin bonus ‘good’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry bonus, p. 243 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

bonnybonus

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