Definitions for bonus
ˈboʊ nəsbonus

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

1. bonus, fillip(noun)

   anything that tends to arouse

   "his approval was an added fillip"

2. bonus, incentive(noun)

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

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. bonus(Noun)

   Something extra that is good

2. bonus(Noun)

   An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee

   The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work.

3. bonus(Noun)

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

4. bonus(Verb)

   To pay a bonus, premium

Origin: From bonus.

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

1. Bonus(noun)

   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. Bonus(noun)

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

3. Bonus(noun)

   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.]

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. The Lockhorns:

   My goal in life is to survive. Everything else is just a bonus.

2. Doug Hass:

   It's not that you're getting a bonus, you did work the extra time.

3. Irwin Horwitz:

   I'm not looking to fail students, i don't get a bonus for failing students.

4. Mike Holmes:

   Everything behind the walls is the most important, everything else is a bonus.

5. Roger Matthews:

   It may be that the UK government will take the opportunity to ditch the bonus cap.

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