bonus
something given or paid over and above what is due.
a sum of money granted or given to an employee, a returned soldier, etc., in addition to regular pay, usually in appreciation for work done, length of service, accumulated favors, etc.
something free, as an extra dividend, given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities.
a premium paid for a loan, contract, etc.
something extra or additional given freely: Every purchaser of a pound of coffee received a box of cookies as a bonus.
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How to use bonus in a sentence
The fewer tests we do, the fewer people have that bonus push to really stay in lockdown.
The CDC’s new COVID-19 testing guidelines could make the pandemic worse | Sara Kiley Watson | August 27, 2020 | Popular-ScienceOkay, fair disclaimer, this last step is more of a bonus step.
Testimonial link building: Using real experiences for success | Rameez Ghayas Usmani | July 15, 2020 | Search Engine WatchAt Facebook, employees were paid bonuses of up to $15,000, just to live near its headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Virtually indispensable: How work-from-home skills became a boon for the post-office reality | Shareen Pathak | July 10, 2020 | DigidayThere is the added bonus that it will also provide any necessary feedback.
How students perform on these tests can determine school funding, teacher bonuses, whether a principal is fired, and even whether a school will be shut down.
America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up (Ep. 391) | Steven D. Levitt | October 3, 2019 | Freakonomics
And as a bonus, they send home more than $20 billion in remittances each year.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTA recent U.S. study found men get a “daddy bonus” —employers seem to like men who have children and their salaries show it.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen they steal things, they want to get all the bonus points.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTProsecutors say the two then promised that employee a $10,000 bonus, which was promptly paid.
Obama’s Golf Buddy May Be a ‘Hostile Witness’ in Chicago Corruption Case | Ben Jacobs | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd bonus points for the school bus that burst into flames with the comic timing of a Simpsons gag.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Self Help’: A Grim Show Displays Its Comedy Streak, and A Major Reveal | Melissa Leon | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMoreover, when we come to pay off, the crew will receive a bonus, in consideration of the long and perilous voyage.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandHale bought all of old Judd's land, formed a stock company and in the trade gave June a bonus of the stock.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.Hollister's crew, working on a bonus for work performed, kept the bolts of cedar gliding down the chute.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairNor was Jimmy at all displeased when he found at the end of the week that he had been given a nice bonus for his work.
The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) TheissAgents were appointed in each likely State, with sub-agents who were paid a bonus on every actual settler.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. Skelton
British Dictionary definitions for bonus
/ (ˈbəʊnəs) /
something given, paid, or received above what is due or expected: a Christmas bonus for all employees
mainly British an extra dividend allotted to shareholders out of profits
insurance, British a dividend, esp a percentage of net profits, distributed to policyholders either annually or when the policy matures
British a slang word for a bribe
Origin of bonus
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