bonus

bonus
[[t]bo͟ʊnəs[/t]]
bonuses
1) N-COUNT A bonus is an extra amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard.

Workers in big firms receive a substantial part of their pay in the form of bonuses and overtime.

...a ₤15 bonus.

...a special bonus payment.

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2) N-COUNT 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...

It's made from natural ingredients, but with the added bonus of containing 30 per cent less fat than ordinary cheese.

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  • Bonus — Bonus …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • bonus — bo‧nus [ˈbəʊnəs ǁ ˈboʊ ] noun [countable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES an extra amount of money added to an employee s wages, usually as a reward for doing difficult or good work: • The bonus is discretionary but linked to performance. • The car company is …   Financial and business terms

  • bonus — [ bɔnys ] n. m. • 1930; lat. bonus « bon » 1 ♦ Gratification accordée par un employeur sur le salaire d un employé. ⇒ 2. prime. 2 ♦ (1970) Réduction sur le montant d une prime d assurance automobile, accordée au conducteur qui n a pas eu d… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Bónus — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bónus Tipo Privada Fundación 1989 Sede Reikiavik, Islandia …   Wikipedia Español

  • bonus — I noun additive, benefit, boni, boon, bounty, dividend, donation, extra, gift, gratuity, honorarium, incentive, perquisites, pourboire, premium, prime, reward, something over and above, surplus, surplusage, tip associated concepts: bonus stock II …   Law dictionary

  • Bonus — Sm (Schadenfreiheits )Rabatt per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Über das Englische entlehnt aus l. bonus gut (s. Bon), Gegensatz ( Aufschlag ) ist Malus. Die besondere Bedeutung hat sich wohl im Börsenslang entwickelt.    Ebenso nndl.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • bonus — bónus (bȏnus) m DEFINICIJA 1. popust na premiju osiguranja, odnosno sniženje premijske stope za postignuti povoljni odnos između plaćene premije i isplaćenih šteta nekom konkretnom osiguraniku 2. općenito, posebni dodatak na plaću, isplata iznad… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • bonus — 1773, Stock Exchange Latin [Weekley], from L. bonus good (adj.); see BENE (Cf. bene ). The correct noun form would be bonum. In U.S. history the bonus army was tens of thousands of World War I veterans and followers who marched on Washington, D.C …   Etymology dictionary

  • bonus — [bō′nəs] n. pl. bonuses [L, good < OL dvonus < IE * du , var. of base * deu , to venerate > OE (lang)twidig, (long) granted, L beare, pp. beatus, to make happy] anything given in addition to the customary or required amount; specif., a)… …   English World dictionary

  • Bonus — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. An extra dividend to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bonus — *bónus s. n., pl. bónusuri Trimis de Laura ana, 27.07.2007. Sursa: DOOM 2  BÓNUS s. n. gratificaţie; tantiemă. (< engl. bonus) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

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