Definition of 'bounty'

Noun

1. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
      Synonyms: premium
2. the property of copious abundance
      Synonyms: amplitude bountifulness
3. generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
      Synonyms: bounteousness
4. a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
      Synonyms: H.M.S. Bounty

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