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means A reward offered for capturing, killing, or finding someone or something — turning a goal into a transaction.

from From Old French bonté, meaning 'goodness' or 'generosity,' which traces back to Latin bonitas (from bonus, 'good'). The word originally meant simple kindness or liberality — a 'bounty' was just generosity itself. Over time it narrowed into the specific generosity of a payout: first gifts or grants from a ruler, then rewards for military enlistment, then the grim commercial sense we know now — cash for a capture. The goodness drained out, but the word kept its shape.