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DictionarybonusExtra reward or benefit
noun / adjective

bonus

BOH-nus/ˈbəʊnəs/

An extra reward or benefit beyond what is usual or expected.

The company awards a bonus to each employee who completes the project.

A Black woman employee receives an extra small envelope beside her ordinary pay envelope, warmly congratulated by her manager.
Etymology
bonusLatingood

Latin bonus means “good,” but financial usage treated it as “a good thing.” This turned a general expression of goodness into a name for an extra payment or benefit.

In context

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More examples

  • The game includes a bonus round.
  • Finding a sunny balcony was an unexpected bonus.
  • The staff received smaller bonuses this year.

Forms

bonus · bonuses

Similar words

premium
An additional payment that may be a price or charge.
perk
A benefit of a job rather than necessarily an extra reward.