bonus

bo·nus  (bns)

n. pl. bo·nus·es

1. Something given or paid in addition to what is usual or expected.

2.

a. A sum of money or an equivalent given to an employee in addition to the employee's usual compensation.

b. A sum of money in addition to salary that is given to a professional athlete for signing up with a team.

3. A subsidy from a government to an industry.

4. A sum of money paid by a government to a war veteran.

5. A premium, as of stock, that is given by a corporation to another party, such as a purchaser of its securities.

6. A sum of money that is paid by a corporation in excess of interest or royalties charged for the granting of a privilege or a loan to that corporation.

7. Basketball An additional free throw awarded to a player who has been fouled when the opposing team has committed more than a specified number of fouls during a period of play.

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[From Latin, good; see deu-² in Indo-European roots.]

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bonus

Noun

something given, paid, or received above what is due or expected [Latin: good]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bonus - anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" fillip positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences
	2.	bonus - an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output incentive premium - a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.; "they encouraged customers with a premium for loyal patronage" incentive program, incentive scheme - a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something dividend - a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus) sales incentive - remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

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bonus

noun 1. extra, benefit, commission, prize, gift, reward, premium, dividend, hand-out, perk Brit. (informal) bounty, gratuity, honorarium

noun 2. advantage, benefit, gain, extra, plus, asset, perk Brit. (informal) icing on the cake

Translations

bonus [ˈbəunəs] n (at Christmas etc) → paga extraordinaria (= merit award); sobrepaga, prima

bonus [ˈbəunəs] n (= money) → prime f (= advantage); avantage m

bonus [ˈbəunəs] n → Prämie f;

(on wages) → Zulage f;

(at Christmas) → Gratifikation f (fig) (additional benefit) → Plus nt

bonus [ˈbəunəs] n → premio;

(on wages) → gratifica

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bonus

n bonus [ˈbəunəs]

1 an addition to the sum due as interest, dividend, or wages. bonus عَلاوَه، إِكْرامِيَّه، مُكافأَه допълнително възнаграждение prémie bonus der Bonus πρόσθετη αμοιβή plus, prima boonus پاداش bonus prime מַעֲנָק बोनस premija prémium tambahan uang jasa aukaarður/-greiðsla/-geta dividendo extra, bonus ボーナス 특별 수당 premija prēmija bonus bonus bonus premia bónus bonus, primă премия;бонус prémie premija, dodatek bonus bonus เงินปันผลกำไร; เงินที่ได้พิเศษนอกเหนือจากเงินเดือน ikramiye, prim, kâr payı 獎金，紅利 бонус, премія انعام ، منافع lợi tức chia thêm 奖金，红利

2 something unexpected or extra The extra two days holiday was a real bonus. bonus زِيادَةٌ غَيْرُ مُتَوَقَّعَه допълнение terno bonus der Zusatz απρόσμενο δώρο, πρόσθετη αμοιβή regalo, bendición preemia فوق العاده؛ غیرمنتظره lisäetu aubaine הֲטָבָה अतिरिक्त मिलने वाली कोई चीज nagrada külön juttatás ekstra happ premio 予期しない贈物 뜻밖의 선물 dovana dāvana bonus meevaller gratiale, tillegg naddatek dádiva noroc, chilipir подарок terno sreča bonus bonus สิ่งที่เพิ่มเติมเข้ามาโดยไม่ได้คาดหวัง tatlı sürpriz 額外的收益 нагорода, бонус غیر متوقع طور پر حاصل کردہ فائدہ tiền thưởng 额外的收益