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bonus
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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.

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

bonus [ˈbəʊnəs]
n
1. something given, paid, or received above what is due or expected a Christmas bonus for all employees
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) Chiefly Brit an extra dividend allotted to shareholders out of profits
3. (Business / Insurance) Insurance Brit a dividend, esp a percentage of net profits, distributed to policyholders either annually or when the policy matures
4. Brit a slang word for a bribe
[from Latin bonus (adj) good]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bonusbonus - anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"
positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences
2.bonus - an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
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

bonus
noun
1. extra, benefit, commission, prize, gift, reward, premium, dividend, hand-out, perk (Brit. informal), bounty, gratuity, honorarium, boot money (informal) a special end-of-year bonus
2. advantage, benefit, gain, extra, plus, asset, perk (Brit. informal), icing on the cake Any better would be a bonus.
Translations
bonus [ˈbəʊnəs]
A. N
1. (on wages) → prima f, bonificación f; (insurance etc) → gratificación f; (to shareholders) → dividendo m adicional
2. (fig) → ventaja f
B. CPD bonus point N (in game, quiz) → punto m extra
bonus scheme Nplan m de incentivos
bonus shares NPLacciones fpl gratuitas

bonus [ˈbəʊnəs] n
(= advantage) → plus m, avantage m
[worker] → prime f, bonus m
bonus ball n (in lottery)numéro m complémentaire
bonus point npoint m de bonus
bonus question n (in quiz)question f bonus
bonus scheme n (in company)système m de bonus

bonus
n
Prämie f; (for output, production also) → Zulage f; (= cost-of-living bonus)Zuschlag m; (= Christmas bonus)Gratifikation f; bonus schemePrämiensystem nt; bonus point (in game, quiz etc) → Bonuspunkt m
(Fin, on shares) → Extradividende f, → Sonderausschüttung f
(inf: = sth extra) → Zugabe f

bonus [ˈbəʊnəs] n (on wages) → gratifica; (insurance) → dividendo (fig) → sovrappiù m
Christmas bonus → tredicesima
bonus [ˈbəʊnəs] n (on wages) → gratifica; (insurance) → dividendo (fig) → sovrappiù m
Christmas bonus → tredicesima

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 lisä prime מַעֲנָק बोनस premija prémium tambahan uang jasa aukaarður/-greiðsla/-geta dividendo extra, bonus ボーナス 보너스 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
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 ylimääräinen aubaine הֲטָבָה अतिरिक्त मिलने वाली कोई चीज nagrada külön juttatás ekstra happ premio 予期しない贈物 뜻밖의 선물(즐거움) dovana dāvana bonus meevaller gratiale, tillegg naddatek dádiva noroc, chilipir подарок terno sreča bonus bonus สิ่งที่เพิ่มเติมเข้ามาโดยไม่ได้คาดหวัง tatlı sürpriz 意外的收獲 нагорода, бонус غیر متوقع طور پر حاصل کردہ فائدہ tiền thưởng

bonus علاوة prémie bonus Bonus μπόνους bonificación bonus prime bonus indennità ボーナス 보너스 bonus bonus premia bónus, bônus бонус bonus เงินโบนัส prim tiền thưởng 奖金


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