Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bounty
4 senses of bounty
Sense 1
bounty, premium -- (payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military)
=> reward -- (payment made in return for a service rendered)
Sense 2
amplitude, bountifulness, bounty -- (the property of copious abundance)
=> abundance, copiousness, teemingness -- (the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance")
Sense 3
bounty, bounteousness -- (generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely)
=> generosity, generousness -- (the trait of being willing to give your money or time)
Sense 4
Bounty, H.M.S. Bounty -- (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)
INSTANCE OF=> ship -- (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)