What does BONUS mean?
Definitions for BONUS
ˈboʊ nəsbonus
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word BONUS.
Princeton's WordNet
bonus, fillipnoun
anything that tends to arouse
"his approval was an added fillip"
bonus, incentivenoun
an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
Wiktionary
bonusnoun
Something extra that is good
bonusnoun
An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee
The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work.
bonusnoun
When enough fouls have been accumulated that a team is awarded one or more free throws on any sort of foul
bonusverb
To pay a bonus, premium
Etymology: From bonus.
ChatGPT
bonus
A bonus is an extra amount of money added to an employee's salary, often as a reward for good performance or achieving a particular target. It can also refer to any additional benefit or extra item added to something else, making it more valuable or desirable.
Webster Dictionary
Bonusnoun
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
Bonusnoun
an extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits
Bonusnoun
money paid in addition to a stated compensation
Wikidata
Bónus
Bónus an Icelandic no-frills supermarket chain owned by Hagar. Bónus operates 28 stores in Iceland and four in the Faroe Islands. It follows the no-frills format of limited hours, simple shelves and having a giant fridge instead of chiller cabinets.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bonus
bōn′us, n. a premium beyond the usual interest for a loan: an extra dividend to shareholders: an extra gratuity paid to workmen: a douceur or bribe. [L. bonus, good.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BONUS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bonus is ranked #38389 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bonus surname appeared 577 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bonus.
66.9% or 386 total occurrences were White.
24.9% or 144 total occurrences were Asian.
4.3% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2% or 12 total occurrences were Black.
1.7% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'BONUS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3285
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'BONUS' in Nouns Frequency: #2029
Anagrams for BONUS »
bosun
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BONUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BONUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of BONUS in a Sentence
I have to take it day by day but the fact I'm playing again is a bonus, what I'm going to do is play a few more events before the end of the year to get my rhythm back. Then I'll go to European Tour and be in shape to return next year when I can hopefully get my career going again.
Generally, there is the fallacy that dividends are free money, by which I mean that many investors strictly buy dividend stocks to get the dividend income or bonus, says Dejan Ilijevski, investment advisor and president at Sabela Capital Markets in Munster, Indiana. Rather a dividend is simply a transfer of wealth from the company's books to the shareholder.
The last couple of years have been a challenge for us, the influence of receiving such a big chunk of change is huge ! We'll be working with our members to figure out the best way to use the bonus money.
My goal in life is to survive. Everything else is just a bonus.
It may be that the UK government will take the opportunity to ditch the bonus cap.
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- علاوةArabic
- бонус, премияBulgarian
- Dreingabe, Prämie, BonusGerman
- bonificaciónSpanish
- gainordain, gainsariBasque
- kannustuspalkkio, ekstra, plussa, tulospalkkio, lisäetuFinnish
- boniFrench
- prémiumHungarian
- bónusIcelandic
- ボーナス, おまけ, 賞与, 褒奨金Japanese
- bonussiKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- 보너스Korean
- bonus, extraatje, premieDutch
- премия, бонус, надбавкаRussian
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