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Definition of Bounty
1. Noun. Payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military.
Category relationships: Administration, Governance, Governing, Government, Government Activity
Generic synonyms: Reward
2. Noun. The property of copious abundance.
Generic synonyms: Abundance, Copiousness, Teemingness
Derivative terms: Bountiful, Bountiful
3. Noun. Generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely.
Generic synonyms: Generosity, Generousness
Derivative terms: Bounteous, Bounteous
4. Noun. 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.
Definition of Bounty
1. n. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth.
Definition of Bounty
1. a reward [n -TIES] : BOUNTIED [adj]
Medical Definition of Bounty
1. Origin: OE. Bounte goodness, kindness, F. Bonte, fr. L. Bonitas, fr. Bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. Duvas honor, respect. 1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. "Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty." (Gower) 2. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity; munificence. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea." (Shak) 3. That which is given generously or liberally. "Thy morning bounties." 4. A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into the public service; or to encourage any branch of industry, as husbandry or manufactures. Bounty jumper, one who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty. Queen Anne's bounty, a provision made in Queen Anne's reign for augmenting poor clerical livings. Synonym: Munificence, generosity, beneficence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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