bounty
Generosity; also an act of generosity.
She embraced Elizabeth and said in a voice of half-suppressed emotion, "Farewell, sweet lady, dearest Elizabeth, my beloved and only friend; may heaven, in its bounty, bless and preserve you; may this be the last misfortune that you will ever suffer! Live, and be happy, and make others so."
A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
(specifically) A monetary reward for capturing (or, in the past, killing) a person accused or convicted of a crime and who is at large; also, a similar reward for capturing or killing an animal which is dangerous or causing a nuisance.
(military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
(figuratively) An abundance or wealth.
To offer a monetary reward for the capturing or killing of.
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