bounty

noun

1. 1

   generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely

2. 2

   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

3. 3

   the property of copious abundance

4. 4

   payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military