boun ‧ ty /ˈbaʊnti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural bounties )
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: bonté 'goodness' , from Latin bonitas , from bonus ; ⇨ ↑ bonus ]
1 . [countable] an amount of money that is given to someone by the government as a reward for doing something, especially catching or killing a criminal
bounty on
a notorious cattle rustler with a bounty on his head
2 . [uncountable] literary food or wealth that is provided in large amounts:
People came from all over the world to enjoy America’s bounty.
3 . [uncountable] literary the quality of being generous