bonus

[ boh-nuhs ]
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noun,plural bo·nus·es.
  1. something given or paid over and above what is due.

  2. a sum of money granted or given to an employee, a returned soldier, etc., in addition to regular pay, usually in appreciation for work done, length of service, accumulated favors, etc.

  1. something free, as an extra dividend, given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities.

  2. a premium paid for a loan, contract, etc.

  3. something extra or additional given freely: Every purchaser of a pound of coffee received a box of cookies as a bonus.

Origin of bonus

1
1765–75; <Latin: good

synonym study For bonus

1, 2. Bonus, bounty, premium refer to something extra beyond a stipulated payment. A bonus is a gift to reward performance, paid either by a private employer or by a government: a bonus based on salary; a soldiers' bonus. A bounty is a public aid or reward offered to stimulate interest in a specific purpose or undertaking and to encourage performance: a bounty for killing wolves. A premium is usually something additional given as an inducement to buy, produce, or the like: a premium received with a magazine subscription. See also present2.

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bonus

/ (ˈbəʊnəs) /


noun
  1. something given, paid, or received above what is due or expected: a Christmas bonus for all employees

  2. mainly British an extra dividend allotted to shareholders out of profits

  1. insurance, British a dividend, esp a percentage of net profits, distributed to policyholders either annually or when the policy matures

  2. British a slang word for a bribe

Origin of bonus

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C18: from Latin bonus (adj) good

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