| Noun | 1. | bounty - payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the militaryreward - payment made in return for a service rendered | |
| 2. | bounty - the property of copious abundance | |
| 3. | bounty - generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely | |
| 4. | Bounty - 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 boatship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | |