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A '''bounty''' (from ''bonte'' in Old French, and ''bonitas'' in Latin, meaning "good" or "goodness", dating from the early 18th century) is a sum of money given, often by a government, to a person or persons in return for a service or act. A person who makes a living by pursuing bounties is a [[bounty hunter]].


A '''bounty''' (from ''bonte'' in Old French, and ''bonitas'' in Latin, meaning "good" or "goodness"; The current meaning dates from the early 18th century) is a sum of money or other thing given, usually by a government, to a person or persons in return for a service they did or are about to do to the public or to the giver of the bounty. People who make a living by pursuing bounties are called [[bounty hunter]]. Examples of bounties are the bounty system of [[New South Wales]] in [[Australia]] to promote immigrants to come to the state; the bounty system to increase enlistment during the [[American Civil War]]; and in modern times the bounty offered by the [[United States]] for the capture of [[Saddam Hussein]].  
Examples of bounties are the bounty system of [[New South Wales]] in [[Australia]] to encourage immigrants to come to the state, the bounty system to increase enlistment during the [[American Civil War]], and in modern times the bounty offered by the [[United States of America]] for the capture of [[Saddam Hussein]].
 
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A bounty (from bonte in Old French, and bonitas in Latin, meaning "good" or "goodness", dating from the early 18th century) is a sum of money given, often by a government, to a person or persons in return for a service or act. A person who makes a living by pursuing bounties is a bounty hunter.

Examples of bounties are the bounty system of New South Wales in Australia to encourage immigrants to come to the state, the bounty system to increase enlistment during the American Civil War, and in modern times the bounty offered by the United States of America for the capture of Saddam Hussein.

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