Money or some other valuable item given to evidence a contract; a pledge or earnest.
A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
Generosity; also (countable) an act of generosity.
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.
An abundance or wealth.
Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.
Something given liberally; a gift.
To offer a monetary reward for the capturing or killing of.