BOUNTY
\bˈa͡ʊnti], \bˈaʊnti], \b_ˈaʊ_n_t_i]\
Definitions of BOUNTY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
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a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
By Princeton University
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generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Generosity in giving gifts or favors; that which is freely given; sometimes, a prize offered by a government ot persuade men to enlist in the army or navy, or to encourage some branch of industry.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Liberality in bestowing gifts: the gift bestowed: money offered as an inducement to enter the army, or as a premium to encourage any branch of industry.
By Daniel Lyons
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Generosity; liberality; a gift; sum given as an inducement to enter the army or navy.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Liberality; munificence; generous gifts; an allowance from a government.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] Goodness;—liberality; munificence;—that which is given liberally;—a premium offered or given to encourage some object.
By Thomas Sheridan