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noun, plural -nus·es.

something given or paid over and above what is due.

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.

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

a premium paid for a loan, contract, etc.

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

Origin:
1765–75; < Latin: 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.

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For bankers, it is the opposite: a bonus if they make short-term profits and a bailout if they go bust.

For one, they actually have to make a choice/decision of their own for the bonus question.

Workers would think of the provisional bonus as theirs, and work harder to prevent it from being taken away.

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For bankers, it is the opposite: a bonus if they make short-term profits and a bailout if they go bust.

For one, they actually have to make a choice/decision of their own for the bonus question.

Workers would think of the provisional bonus as theirs, and work harder to prevent it from being taken away.

And we're adding value with bonus information and a much bolder design.

And starting next year, those with the best scores will be eligible for bonus funds.

But the otherwise unremarkable experiment yielded an unexpected bonus.

Click ahead for the plan and a closer look at each outdoor bonus space.

For example, your browser gets bonus points for each video codec and audio codec included in the browser.

The bonus program was started last year with the support of the teachers' union.

To avoid this they paid the reps a salary plus bonus.

The company even bases its bonus schemes for top management on ebitda.

Commemorative edition features two hours of bonus programs.

Bonus point: the materials needed for the device are cheap and easily available.

And here's today's bonus video, watch robot flowers come to life.

Many of these deciduous kinds offer a bonus of edible fruit.

Watch exclusive behind-the-scenes clips from the box set bonus content.

As a result, the annual bonus made up the bulk of a typical banker's total compensation.

Compensation will include a base salary, commissions, and a bonus plan.

Many commentators have criticised the scrapping bonus.

Watch a behind-the-scenes video, share it, and unlock bonus footage.

The possibility of water ice here is an added bonus.

Yes, the publisher was sloppy about the actual authorship of these bonus plays.

Bonus points for being herbal and minerally or, on the other end of the flavor spectrum, fruity and floral.

After an enemy dies off, you can set your crew of soldiers to eating their corpse to get bonus items and extra health.

When the stock returns to its previous levels they can talk about a bonus.

Ask your account manager for more information on bonus distribution for this special report.

Corporate acquisitions are not the only decisions that are distorted by managers' bonus schemes.

Plus: a bonus pullout map to the park's backcountry landmarks.

Just give it to the patients if it works, the hallucination is an added bonus.

And you'll have it to yourself now that summer crowds are gone, with the bonus of cooler temps.

That's a big bonus for the hardcore geek with lots of extra hardware to support.

The figure does not include bonus plans by hedge funds, which are likely to reduce their payouts after a down year.

Using a bonus system could be worthwhile if the criteria for determining productivity and quality were appropriate.

The hours are crippling, there is always someone with a bigger bonus than yours, and the infighting can be brutal.

It is that perfect somewhere in between piece of clothing, a bonus for any wardrobe.

With conversion, you have the added bonus of recycled automobiles.

And the spring flushes are light pink and yellow, which is a bonus at that time of year.

Bonus points for providing the logic behind your answer.

Finally, here are some non-lichen related bonus shots.

Marriott, a hotel group, recently redrew its bonus plan.

And it had the bonus of being the morally right thing to do.

Some bonus amounts may not be received during the period.

Even without the bonus of delightful fruit, citrus would be popular landscape plants for their attractive form, glossy evergreen.

The big bonus was the way combining a close foreground with distant objects gave a great sense of depth to the picture.

The collection also includes the bonus features plus a commemorative booklet.

Information on points that need to be clarified is also a bonus.

He points out that equity-based bonus plans align bankers' interests only with those of shareholders.

That's five, but here's a bonus link, to celebrate the new year:.

When you roll a five, you must roll a single die again, and that determines whether you earn a bonus from the happiness.

Double bonus points if a parent can read them over and over and not want to chuck them in the trash.

For example, the performance bonus in financial sector lost the word performance and only bonus remained.

The resulting guest suite and home office function separately as highly flexible bonus rooms.

The bonus was that the mixture was capable of being plated and in a way that was more environmentally friendly.

Pyramidal housing for each mirror allows for bonus mystery-of-Egypt theme.

In many fields, especially practical ones, that career experience is a bonus.

The government may prefer to offer incentives, such as a bonus to couples who divide their leave.

Bonus points if you can wrangle a week-day visit when the crowds tend to be lightest.

Male candidates with families definitely get bonus points.

Another bonus is that such lasers are becoming more efficient and ever more powerful.

Bonus points will be awarded for anything resembling physics.

Bonus points if it's a clip-on or if she wears it with a dress.

At retirement a bonus of around three times the final annual salary is paid in a lump sum.

In fact, one of the backers-only bonus characters is from a webcomic by one of the artists on the project.

Don't view it as the state mandating your savings but rather as a bonus benefit on top of your salary.

Bonus points for commenters who explain the connexions, fanciful or otherwise, between the two.

The world's largest underwater neutrino telescope is starting to get results, as well as some bonus seismic and biological data.

Gee used his bonus to finance scholarships and other university efforts.

Wu says, even though he tells them that won't earn them bonus points.

One and a half month salary as a bonus for recognition of achievers.

His minority status and his role in mentoring minority students has been a bonus.

Ribbons, seals and foreign languages seemed to get bonus points.

The certificate for your bonus points is in the mail.

In real estate, this is the season to obsess about the bonus season.

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World English Dictionary

bonus (ˈbəʊnəs)

—n
1.	something given, paid, or received above what is due or expected: a Christmas bonus for all employees
2.	chiefly (Brit) an extra dividend allotted to shareholders out of profits
3.	(Brit) insurance 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

[C18: from Latin bonus (adj) good]

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Word Origin & History

bonus

1773, "Stock Exchange Latin" [Weekley], from L. bonus "good" (adj.); see bene-. The correct noun form would be bonum. In U.S. history the bonus army was tens of thousands of World War I veterans and followers who marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 demanding early redemption

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of their service bonus certificates (which carried a maximum value of $625).

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