something given or paid over and above what is due.
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.
something free, as an extra dividend, given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities.
a premium paid for a loan, contract, etc.
something extra or additional given freely: Every purchaser of a pound of coffee received a box of cookies as a bonus.
Origin of bonus
1765–75; <Latin: good
SYNONYMS FOR bonus
1 reward, honorarium, gift.
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synonym study for bonus
1, 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. See also present2.
The fewer tests we do, the fewer people have that bonus push to really stay in lockdown.
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Okay, fair disclaimer, this last step is more of a bonus step.
Testimonial link building: Using real experiences for success|Rameez Ghayas Usmani|July 15, 2020|Search Engine Watch
At Facebook, employees were paid bonuses of up to $15,000, just to live near its headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Virtually indispensable: How work-from-home skills became a boon for the post-office reality|Shareen Pathak|July 10, 2020|Digiday
There is the added bonus that it will also provide any necessary feedback.
How to win at SEO with FAQ schema markup|Abhishek Shah|June 12, 2020|Search Engine Watch
How students perform on these tests can determine school funding, teacher bonuses, whether a principal is fired, and even whether a school will be shut down.
America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up (Ep. 391)|Steven D. Levitt|October 3, 2019|Freakonomics
And as a bonus, they send home more than $20 billion in remittances each year.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When they steal things, they want to get all the bonus points.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prosecutors say the two then promised that employee a $10,000 bonus, which was promptly paid.
Obama’s Golf Buddy May Be a ‘Hostile Witness’ in Chicago Corruption Case|Ben Jacobs|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And bonus points for the school bus that burst into flames with the comic timing of a Simpsons gag.
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Salem the prep school kid felt so slighted by a paltry $3 million bonus in 2011 that he left the firm.
Too Big to Jail: Confessions of a Goldman Sachs Brat|Michael Daly|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On this basis no one could get a bonus unless he did 100 per cent better than the average previously attained.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration v. 2|Various
A whale, of which the whalebone blades are six feet or upwards in length; the harpooner gets a bonus for striking a "size-fish."
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
For an awful moment Jerry was afraid he was not going to get a bonus for paying the bill.
Jerry's Charge Account|Hazel Hutchins Wilson
Indeed, the adoption of a bonus system is often an excuse for driving and tyranny.
A Rational Wages System|Henry Atkinson
Literary shareholders to the amount of 500 and upwards will be entitled to a preferential boom by way of bonus.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, October 6, 1894|Various
British Dictionary definitions for bonus
bonus
/ (ˈbəʊnəs) /
noun
something given, paid, or received above what is due or expecteda Christmas bonus for all employees
mainlyBritishan extra dividend allotted to shareholders out of profits
insurance, Britisha dividend, esp a percentage of net profits, distributed to policyholders either annually or when the policy matures