'Bounty' definitions:
Definition of 'bounty'
(from WordNet)
noun
Payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military [syn: bounty, premium]
noun
The property of copious abundance [syn: amplitude, bountifulness, bounty]
noun
Generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely [syn: bounty, bounteousness]
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 [syn: Bounty, H.M.S. Bounty]
Definition of 'Bounty'
From: GCIDE
- Bounty \Boun"ty\, n.; pl. Bounties. [OE. bounte goodness, kindness, F. bont['e], fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty. --Gower. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity; munificence. [1913 Webster]
- My bounty is as boundless as the sea. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is given generously or liberally. "Thy morning bounties." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [Collog.]
- Queen Anne's bounty (Eng. Hist.), a provision made in Queen Anne's reign for augmenting poor clerical livings. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Munificence; generosity; beneficence. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bounty'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aid,
- alimony,
- allotment,
- allowance,
- annuity,
- assistance,
- award,
- beneficence,
- bigheartedness,
- bonus,
- bonus system,
- bounteousness,
- bountifulness,
- bribe,
- charitableness,
- charity,
- consideration,
- depletion allowance,
- dole,
- donative,
- double time,
- easy purse strings,
- endowment,
- fee,
- fellowship,
- financial assistance,
- free hand,
- freedom,
- freehandedness,
- freeheartedness,
- freeness,
- fringe benefit,
- generosity,
- generousness,
- gift,
- givingness,
- goodness,
- graciousness,
- grant,
- grant-in-aid,
- gratuity,
- gravy,
- grease,
- great heart,
- greatheartedness,
- guaranteed annual income,
- help,
- honorarium,
- hospitality,
- incentive pay,
- inducement,
- lagniappe,
- largeheartedness,
- largeness,
- largess,
- largesse,
- liberality,
- liberalness,
- magnanimity,
- munificence,
- old-age insurance,
- open hand,
- open heart,
- openhandedness,
- openheartedness,
- overtime pay,
- palm oil,
- pecuniary aid,
- pension,
- perks,
- perquisite,
- perquisites,
- philanthropy,
- pourboire,
- premium,
- present,
- price support,
- public assistance,
- public welfare,
- relief,
- retirement benefits,
- reward,
- salve,
- scholarship,
- solatium,
- something extra,
- sportula,
- stipend,
- subsidization,
- subsidy,
- subvention,
- support,
- sweetener,
- tax benefit,
- tip,
- Trinkgeld,
- unselfishness,
- welcome,
- welfare,
- welfare aid,
- welfare payments