Definition of 'bonus'
British English pronunciation
American English pronunciation
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bonus in British English
noun
1.
a Christmas bonus for all employees
3. insurance, British
a dividend, esp a percentage of net profits, distributed to policyholders either annually or when the policy matures
verbWord forms: -nuses, -nusing, -nused or -nusses, -nussing, -nussed
6. (intransitive)
(in Scrabble) to play all seven of one's tiles in a single turn
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Word origin
C18: from Latin bonus (adj) good
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bonus in American English
nounWord forms: plural ˈbonuses
SYNONYMY NOTE: bonus refers to anything given over and above the regular wages, salary, remuneration,
etc. [a Christmas bonus, a soldier's bonus]; a bounty is a reward given by a government for a specific undertaking considered in the public
interest, as the production of certain crops or the destruction of vermin; premium, as compared here, implies a reward or prize offered as an inducement to buy, sell,
or compete [a toy given as a premium with each package]; dividend refers to a prorated share in an amount distributed among stockholders or policyholders
from profits or surplusWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin
L, good < OL dvonus < IE *du-, var. of base *deu-, to venerate > OE (lang)twidig, (long) granted, L beare, pp. beatus, to make happy
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bonus in American English
(ˈbounəs)
nounWord forms: plural -nuses
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.1.
something given or paid over and above what is due
2.
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
3.
5.
something extra or additional given freely
Every purchaser of a pound of coffee received a box of cookies as a bonus
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Word origin
[1765–75; ‹ L: good]Word Frequency
bonus in Finance
(boʊnəs)
Word forms: (plural) bonuses
noun
(Finance: General)
bonus issueA bonus is an extra amount of money that is paid to shareholders out of profits, or that
is given to employees.
Each member of staff received a $100 bonus.
Savings holders may receive a cash bonus of as much as 75 cents a share.
A bonus is an extra amount of money that is paid to shareholders out of profits, or that
is given to employees.
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bonus in Insurance
(boʊnəs)
Word forms: (plural) bonuses
noun
(Insurance: Life insurance)
reversionary bonusA bonus is a sum of money that an insurance company pays to its policyholders, for example
a percentage of the company's profits.
Several insurers have announced bonus cuts for holders of their life policies.
If the company does well for the year, a bonus may be paid out to the policyholders in the form of cash, or an increase in the amount
of policy benefits.
A bonus is a sum of money that an insurance company pays to its policyholders, for example
a percentage of the company's profits.
Collins COBUILD Key Words for Insurance. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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bonus in Accounting
(boʊnəs)
Word forms: (plural) bonuses
noun
(Accounting: Basic)
A bonus is an extra amount of money that is paid to shareholders out of profits, or that
is given to employees.
Each member of staff received a $100 bonus.
Savings holders may receive a cash bonus of as much as 75 cents a share.
A bonus is an extra amount of money that is paid to shareholders out of profits, or that
is given to employees.
Collins COBUILD Key Words for Accounting. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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bonus
British English: bonus
/ˈbəʊnəs/ NOUN
money A bonus is an amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard.
Workers in big firms receive a part of their pay in the form of bonuses.
- American English: bonus /ˈboʊnəs/
- Arabic: عِلَاوَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: bônus
- Chinese: 奖金
- Croatian: bonus
- Czech: prémie
- Danish: bonus
- Dutch: bonus
- European Spanish: bonificación
- Finnish: bonus
- French: prime
- German: Bonus
- Greek: μπόνους
- Italian: bonus
- Japanese: ボーナス
- Korean: 보너스
- Norwegian: bonus
- Polish: premia
- European Portuguese: bónus
- Romanian: primă
- Russian: премия
- Latin American Spanish: bonificación
- Swedish: bonus
- Thai: เงินโบนัส
- Turkish: prim
- Ukrainian: бонус
- Vietnamese: tiền thưởng
British English: bonus
NOUN /ˈbəʊnəs/
extra A bonus is something good that you get in addition to something else, and which you would not usually expect.
We felt we might finish third. Any better would be a bonus.
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