Meaning of BONUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'bownus
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | fillip, incentive |
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| | See Also: | | bunce, dividend, godsend, gravy, incentive program, incentive scheme, payment, positive stimulus, sales incentive, windfall | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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