bonus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈboʊ.nəs/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbəʉ.nəs/ (Australia)
- /ˈbɐʉ.nəs/ (New-Zealand)
- (Texas) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonusbor. English bonus Borrowed from Latin bonus (“good”). Doublet of bona.
Meanings
- Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
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An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.
Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2020, page 70:I was a bank manager in the 1970s, but I never received or expected to receive a bonus for doing my paid work.
2009 February 14, “Letters: Time to sack the bonus culture”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2024:The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work.
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An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.
Spend the time killing things and there's a bonus for each hit - but only for fatalities notched up since the start of your current life.
1988, David Powell, Rygar (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 25
- One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bonusses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bonuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| boni | Number=Plur | nonstandard | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bonus mother · bonus parent · sign on bonus · Bonusgate · bonus question · double bonus · baby bonus · bonus father · no claims bonus · bonus dad · non-bonus · antibonus · signing bonus · bonus mom · bonus hole · bonus-less · bonus point · nonbonus · bonus genius · bonus baby · bonus-point · sign-on bonus
Descendants
bônus · bonus · bónus · ボーナス · Bonus · bonus · bonus
Translations (93)
nl premie (extra amount of money given as a premium) · ja おまけ (something extra that is good) · ca plus (something extra that is good) · cmn 紅利 /红利 (extra amount of money given as a premium) · is bónus (something extra that is good) · is bónus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · pt bónus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · fi lisäetu (something extra that is good) · fi kannustuspalkkio (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es llapa (something extra that is good) · alt сый-акча (extra amount of money given as a premium) · it extra (something extra that is good) · ko 보너스 (extra amount of money given as a premium) · fi bonus (something extra that is good) · ru бо́нус (extra amount of money given as a premium) · fi plussa (something extra that is good) · it bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · de Dreingabe (something extra that is good) · cmn 額外收獲 /额外收获 (something extra that is good) · it bonus (something extra that is good) · fi ekstra (something extra that is good) · nl bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · nl bonus (something extra that is good) · el μπόνους (something extra that is good) · hy պարգեւավճար (extra amount of money given as a premium) · la dōnātīvum (extra amount of money given as a premium) · cmn 獎金 /奖金 (extra amount of money given as a premium) · pt bônus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es ipegüe (something extra that is good) · fr bonus (something extra that is good) · tr ek (something extra that is good) · es emolumentos (extra amount of money given as a premium) · bg бонус (something extra that is good) · es ñapa (something extra that is good) · fa شتل (extra amount of money given as a premium) · nn bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · hi लाभांश (extra amount of money given as a premium) · bg бонус (extra amount of money given as a premium) · th โบนัส (extra amount of money given as a premium) · fi tulospalkkio (extra amount of money given as a premium) · ar عِلَاوَة (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es plus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · nl extraatje (something extra that is good) · es emolumento (extra amount of money given as a premium) · pl premia (extra amount of money given as a premium) · sv bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · hy բոնուս (something extra that is good) · sv lönebonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · ja 褒奨金 (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es ipehuil (something extra that is good) · es percances (extra amount of money given as a premium) · de Prämie (extra amount of money given as a premium) · mr बोनस (extra amount of money given as a premium) · it extra (extra amount of money given as a premium) · ja 賞与 (extra amount of money given as a premium) · de Bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · ru пре́мия (extra amount of money given as a premium) · fr prime (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es prima (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es plus (something extra that is good) · eo bonuso (extra amount of money given as a premium) · nb bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · el μπόνους (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es chorretada (something extra that is good) · pl bonus (something extra that is good) · es chorrada (something extra that is good) · fr bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · tr ilave (something extra that is good) · el επιμίσθιο (extra amount of money given as a premium) · eu gainsari (something extra that is good) · eu gainordain (extra amount of money given as a premium) · bg премия (extra amount of money given as a premium) · hu prémium (extra amount of money given as a premium) · tr ekstra (something extra that is good) · ja ボーナス (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es yapa (something extra that is good) · kl bonussi (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es bonificación (extra amount of money given as a premium) · ru надба́вка (extra amount of money given as a premium) · tr bonus (something extra that is good) · alt сый (extra amount of money given as a premium) · mns-nor мӯйлуп (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es bonificación (something extra that is good) · es añadidura (something extra that is good) · fi bonus (extra amount of money given as a premium) · pt bônus (something extra that is good) · sv bonus (something extra that is good) · mns-nor премия (extra amount of money given as a premium) · es percance (extra amount of money given as a premium) · de Bonus (something extra that is good) · pt bónus (something extra that is good) · es sobresueldo (extra amount of money given as a premium)