Definitions for: Bonus

[n] anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"
[n] an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Webster (1913) Definition: Bo"nus, n.; pl. Bonuses. [L. bonus good. Cf. Bonny.]
1. (Law) A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or
other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a
bonus for its charter. --Bouvier.

2. An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock
company, out of accumulated profits.

3. Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.

Synonyms: fillip, incentive

See Also: bunce, dividend, godsend, gravy, incentive program, incentive scheme, payment, positive stimulus, sales incentive, windfall

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