bounty - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

If there is bounty on your table, it means there are lots of kinds of foods and plenty of them. If there's a bounty on your head, it means the government has put out a reward for your capture.

Bounty derives from the Latin bonus "good." Both meanings of bounty are connected with the idea of generosity, giving. A government known for its bounty will probably set a large bounty on the head of a murderer at large.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bounty

1	n	the property of copious abundance
2	n	payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bounty

1

n the property of copious abundance

Synonyms:: amplitude, bountifulness

Type of:: abundance, copiousness, teemingness
the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply

n generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely

Synonyms:: bounteousness

Type of:: generosity, generousness
the trait of being willing to give your money or time

2

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

Synonyms:: premium

Type of:: reward
payment made in return for a service rendered