Meaning

4 senses
  1. Something extra that is good; an added benefit.

    Bonus, Dreingabe

  2. An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.

    The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work.

    Bonus, Prämie

    пре́мияprémija, бо́нусbónus, надба́вкаnadbávka

  3. An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.

  4. One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.

More definitions
  • anything that tends to arouse
  • an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Examples

55 sentences
  1. I got a bonus.

    Я отримав бонус. — ascolto

    ruЯ получил бонус. — Wayawa

  2. Tom got a bonus.

    Том отримав премію. — deniko

  3. We all got a Christmas bonus.

  4. Do you get a Christmas bonus?

  5. Everybody is expecting a big a bonus.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
extra amount of money given as a premium:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
something extra that is good:
extra amount of money given as a premium:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin bonus (“good”). Doublet of bona.

Borrowed from Latin bonus (“good”). Doublet of bona.

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Forms

plural: bonuses / bonusses
Singularbonus
Pluralbonuses / bonusses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • anything that tends to arouse:fillip
  • an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output:incentive

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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