Noun: bounty bawn-tee
- The property of copious abundance
"The bounty of the autumn harvest was cause for celebration";
- amplitude, bountifulness
- (literary) generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
"The king's bounty during the feast was legendary";
- bounteousness
- A reward or payment offered for a specific action or achievement
"The government offered a bounty for information leading to the capture of the fugitive";
- premium
- 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
- HMS Bounty, H.M.S. Bounty
Derived forms: bounties
Type of: abundance, copiousness, generosity, generousness, reward, ship, teemingness
Encyclopedia: Bounty, Saskatchewan