bounty
Other forms: bounties
If there is bounty on your table, it means you have a wide variety and large quantity of food. 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.
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the property of copious abundancesynonyms: amplitude, bountifulness
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generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freelysynonyms: bounteousness
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payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
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