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bounty

bounty

153 5.5
A payment given for doing something such as catching a criminal
  • noun
  • /ˈbaʊnti/
: recompensa
  • Just last year, the Irish Mob put a bounty on her head.
  • place a bounty
  • pay a bounty
  • bounty hunter

Sometime people will find these vulnerabilities and submit them in bug bounties to the companies.

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Examples

  • Well, return with my prize, collect my bounty, of course.

  • Frank and his partner went to catch a bounty near fort Smith.

  • Raise the bounty on his head.

  • The identity of the person offering the bounty was never established.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I intend to collect the bounty on it, in the name of the king.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • With the emergence of the bug bounty programs, you see a lot more.

  • It's against international convention and U.S. law to offer a bounty for someone's death, sir.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Someone offered a three million dollar bounty on Dr. Lechter's head.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Commercial fishermen asked the state to place a bounty on the squid, which they considered a pestilence.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The police announced a $10,000 bounty for information leading to the suspect's arrest.

Synonyms

prize
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891 1.0

An award given for winning a competition or achievement

is used for rewards given for tasks or services not only competitions
payment
vsbounty
83 1.0

Something done or given to return help and make up for harm

focuses on rewards given for actions rather than repayment or return
payoff
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53 3.8

A good or bad result that follows an action

usually means a clear reward paid for doing a particular task
payout
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48 3.4

An amount of money paid to someone as a reward, compensation, or winnings

often refers specifically to a payment amount rather than a purpose
price on someone's head
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  • NSFW
17 7.7

A sum of money offered to catch or kill a person wanted by the police

includes broader rewards for other tasks not only targeting a person
price
vsbounty
  • Archaic
14 8.2

Money offered for catching a criminal

is offered more widely for various tasks not only catching criminals
guerdon
vsbounty
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A thing given to someone for service or achievement

is the common modern word for the same idea in ordinary speech
blood money
vsbounty
1 7.6

Money offered to people who give information to catch a killer

is used for rewards for crimes more generally not only murder cases
premium
vsbounty
1 4.8

A prize given to people as a reward for buying or entering a contest

is broader covering many reward types beyond inducements

Antonyms

575 2.5

A punishment you get for breaking a rule, law or doing something wrong

Compounds

72 5.4

A person who finds and captures people or animals to get a reward

bounty hunter
  • Jargon
4.0

A person who finds and reports security bugs in software to earn money

How Big

jackpot
81 3.7
bounty
153 5.5
to reward
308 1.3
token
33 6.7

Surface Forms

bounty singular
bounties plural

Etymology

Bounty comes from an old word for 'good' (bonus, like English bonus). It became used for a 'good' payment or gift given for doing a task, so a bounty is a reward offered to someone who brings information or captures a criminal.