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Thesaurus: bounty

Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth.

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  1. n. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth.
  2. n. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or liberal giving; generosity; munificence.
  3. n. That which is given generously or liberally.
  4. n. 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.
  5. n. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
  6. n. the property of copious abundance
  7. n. (literary) generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
  8. n:100 n. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military n. generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely n. 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