Definitions for bonus
ˈboʊ nəsbonus

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. bonus, fillipnoun

   anything that tends to arouse

   "his approval was an added fillip"

2. bonus, incentivenoun

   an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. bonusnoun

   Something extra that is good

   Etymology: From bonus.

2. 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.

   Etymology: From bonus.

3. bonusnoun

   When enough fouls have been accumulated that a team is awarded one or more free throws on any sort of foul

   Etymology: From bonus.

4. bonusverb

   To pay a bonus, premium

   Etymology: From bonus.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Bonusnoun

   an extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits

3. Bonusnoun

   money paid in addition to a stated compensation

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Payment
   • Positive Stimulus

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bonus' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3285

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bonus' in Nouns Frequency: #2029

Anagrams for bonus »

1. bosun

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bonus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bonus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of bonus in a Sentence

1. David Elliott:

   The Winton area has produced the majority of Australias large dinosaur fossils so presenting a significant pterosaur skeleton alongside the giants with which it co-existed is a huge bonus for science, education and regional tourism.

2. Boeing Co:

   Upon his departure, Dennis received the benefits to which he was contractually entitled and he did not receive any severance pay or a 2019 annual bonus.

3. Sam Smethers:

   The motherhood penalty and daddy bonus are still a strong feature of our workplaces, this drives inequality and forces women and men into traditional male breadwinner, female carer roles.

4. Mark Sampson:

   Whatever we're going to face in the latter stages, we know we have got something to throw back, we have got the bonus of a lot of people getting game time and a lot of people who are fighting fit.

5. Marco Arop:

   I'm on top of the world right now, i was just hoping to win a medal for Canada and to have a personal record and Pan American record is just a bonus.

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