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bo⋅nus
[boh-nuh
s]
–noun, plural -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. |
| 3. | something free, as an extra dividend, given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities. |
| 4. | a premium paid for a loan, contract, etc. |
| 5. | something extra or additional given freely: Every purchaser of a pound of coffee received a box of cookies as a bonus. |
Origin:
1765–75; < L: good
1765–75; < L: good

Synonyms:
1. reward, honorarium, gift. 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.
1. reward, honorarium, gift. 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.
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Bonus
Bo"nus\, n.; pl. Bonuses. [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. 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.
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Language Translation for : bonus
Spanish:
plus, prima,
German:
der Bonus,
Japanese:
ボーナス
bonus
1773, "Stock Exchange Latin" [Weekley], from L. bonus "good" (adj.); the correct noun form would be bonum.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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