Definitions of Bounty:

  • noun:   a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
  • noun:   generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
  • noun:   payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
  • noun:   the property of copious abundance