bonus

bonus
noun
1 money added to salary, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ big, huge, large
▪ extra, special
▪ cash
▪ annual, Christmas (esp. BrE), year-end (AmE)
▪

All employees get an annual bonus before the holidays.

▪ loyalty (BrE), performance, retention (AmE), roster (AmE)
▪ no-claims (BrE)
VERB + BONUS
▪ award (sb), give sb, pay sb
▪ earn, get, receive
▪

You will receive a bonus for high levels of productivity.

BONUS + NOUN
▪ payment, scheme (BrE)
▪

Some employees will receive discretionary bonus payments.

▪

All workers participate in the bonus scheme.

PREPOSITION
▪ bonus of
▪

He was awarded a cash bonus of $2 500.

2 sth extra that is good
ADJECTIVE
▪ great, huge, major, real
▪ added, extra, special
▪

The house is comfortable, and as an added bonus, it's near my work.

▪ unexpected
▪ nice, welcome (esp. BrE)
PREPOSITION
▪ bonus for
▪

The sunshine on the final day was a welcome bonus for the spectators.


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

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  • 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

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  • 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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