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Bonus

Bonus Meaning & Definition
Bonus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bonus?

[n] anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"
[n] an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bonus: fillip | incentive

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bonus: balance | bonus system | bounty | bribe | buried treasure | compensation | consideration | decoration | discovery | dividend | donative | double time | extra | extra added attraction | extra dash | fee | filigree | filling | fillip | find | finding | flourish | foundling | frill | fringe benefit | gratuity | gravy | grease | hand-out | honorarium | incentive pay | inducement | lagniappe | largess | largesse | leftover | liberality | margin | ornament | overage | overmeasure | overplus | overrun | overset | overstock | oversupply | overtime pay | padding | palm oil | perk | perks | perquisite | perquisites | plus | pourboire | premium | remainder | remuneration | reward | salve | solatium | something extra | spare | sportula | stuffing | superaddition | surplus | surplusage | sweetener | tip | treasure trove | trimming | Trinkgeld | trouvaille | trove | twist | waifs | waifs and strays | windfall | windfall money | windfall profit | wrinkle

See Also | bunce | dividend | godsend | gravy | incentive program | incentive scheme | payment | positive stimulus | sales incentive | windfall

Bonus In Webster's Dictionary

\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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