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Noun: bounty  bawn-tee
  1. The property of copious abundance
    "The bounty of the autumn harvest was cause for celebration";
    - amplitude, bountifulness
     
  2. (literary) generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
    "The king's bounty during the feast was legendary";
    - bounteousness
     
  3. 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
Noun: Bounty
  1. 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