Webster's English Dictionary

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bounty

boun.ty \'bau.nt-e-\ n [ME bounte goodness, fr. OF bonte`, fr. L bonitat-, 
   bonit]as, fr. bonus good, fr. OL duenos; akin to MHG zwi-den to grant, L 
   bene well 1: liberality in giving : GENEROSITY  2: something that is given 
   generously  3: yield esp. of a crop  4: a reward, premium, or subsidy esp. 
   when offered or given by a government  : as 4a: a grant to encourage an 
   industry  4b: a payment to encourage the destruction of noxious animals