bonus
NounUS[boh-nuhs]/ˈboʊnəs/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)bonuses
- anything that tends to arouse“his approval was an added fillip”Synonyms: fillipType of positive stimulus
- an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing outputSynonyms: incentiveType of paymentKinds fourteenth salary, sales incentive, dividend, premiumPart of incentive program, incentive scheme
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Translations
Noun extra amount of money given as a premium
Noun something extra that is good
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bo′nus (bō′nŭs), noun; pl. Bonuses (-ĕz).
Origin: L. bonus good. Cf. Bonny.
1. Law A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter. Bouvier, John
2. An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits.
3. Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54