bonus
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bonus¹
- /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ UK
- /ˈboʊ.nəs/ Canada, US
- /ˈbəʉ.nəs/ Australia
- /ˈbɐʉ.nəs/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -əʊnəs
noun bonuses · bonusses · boni
- Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
- An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder. I was a bank manager in the 1970s, but I never received or expected to receive a bonus for doing my paid work.
- 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.
- One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.
verb bonuses · bonusses · bonusing · bonussing · bonused
- To pay a bonus, premium In its adherence to a system of rating which bonusses the most anti-social owners and penalises those doing something to improve the district, the municipality must accept a large measure of responsibility.
Bonus²
proper noun Bonuses
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incentive, fillip, supplementary, supplement, additional, first, precedence, prime, prima, grant, gift, perk, advantage, benefit, allowance, freebie
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noun something extra that is good
| Español | bonificación, plus, ñapa, yapa, llapa, chorrada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | おまけ omake |
| 中文 | 額外收獲 /额外收获 éwài shōuhuò |
| Français | bonus |
| Deutsch | Bonus, Dreingabe |
| Italiano | bonus, extra |
| Ελληνικά | μπόνους bónous |
noun extra amount of money given as a premium
| Español | bonificación, prima, sobresueldo, plus, bonus, percance |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보너스 boneoseu |
| 日本語 | 賞与 shōyo, ボーナス bōnasu, 褒奨金 hōshōkin |
| 中文 | 獎金 /奖金 jiǎngjīn, 紅利 /红利 hónglì |
| हिन्दी | लाभांश lābhāñś |
| Français | bonus, prime |
| Deutsch | Bonus, Prämie |
| Italiano | bonus, extra |
| Ελληνικά | επιμίσθιο epimísthio, μπόνους bónous |
| Русский | пре́мия prémija, бо́нус bónus, надба́вка nadbávka |
| العربية | عِلَاوَة ʕilāwa |
verb Translations
| Español | bonificar |
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Talk about this word "bonus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bonus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bonus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bonus "bonus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bonus.Cite this
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title = {bonus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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