bounty meaning and definition

BOUNTY noun

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