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Bounty vs Provender - What's the difference?

bounty | provender |

As nouns the difference between bounty and provender

is that bounty is generosity while provender is food, especially for livestock.

bounty

English

Noun

(bounties)
  • generosity
  • something given liberally
  • A reward for some specific act, especially one given by a government or authority
  • (nautical) formerly, money paid to volunteers for serving in the British navy in time of war

    • Derived terms

    * bounty hunter

    provender

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Food, especially for livestock.
  • * 1663 ,
    • He ripp'd the womb up of his mother, / Dame Tellus, 'cause he wanted fother, / And provender , wherewith to feed / Himself and his less cruel steed.
  • An edible material that provides sustenance.

    • Synonyms

    * (animal food) fodder

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