different between bounty vs bestowal

English

Etymology

From Middle English bounte (“goodness, virtue; beauty; strength; chivalry, valour; excellence; kindness, mercy; good deed; generosity”) [and other forms], borrowed from Anglo-Norman bounté and Old French bonté, bontet, bunté (modern French bonté (“goodness, kindness”)), from Latin bonit?tem, accusative singular of bonit?s (“goodness; excellence; benevolence, kindness; friendly conduct; virtue”), from bonus (“good; honest; brave; noble; kind, pleasant”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favour, revere”)) + -it?s (variant of -t?s (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ba?nti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ba?n(t)i/
• Rhymes: -a?nti
• Hyphenation: boun?ty

Noun

bounty (countable and uncountable, plural bounties)

1. (uncountable) Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.

   Synonyms: liberality, munificence, bounteousness, (all uncountable; the last obsolete) bountihood

   Antonyms: frugality, parsimony, sparingness, (all uncountable) stinginess
2. (countable) Something given liberally; a gift.

   Synonyms: boon, gratuity
3. (countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
   1. (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.
   2. (military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
4. (countable, figuratively) An abundance or wealth.

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Further reading

• bounty (reward) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• bounty (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

bestow +? -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???l

Noun

bestowal (countable and uncountable, plural bestowals)

1. The act of bestowing.

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Anagrams

• stowable, tea bowls, teabowls