Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [boh-nuh s]
- /ˈboʊ nəs/
- /ˈbəʊ.nəs/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [boh-nuh s]
- /ˈboʊ nəs/
Definitions of bonus word
- countable noun bonus A bonus is an extra amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard. 3
- countable noun bonus A bonus is something good that you get in addition to something else, and which you would not usually expect. 3
- countable noun bonus A bonus is a sum of money that an insurance company pays to its policyholders, for example a percentage of the company's profits. 3
- noun bonus something given, paid, or received above what is due or expected 3
- noun bonus an extra dividend allotted to shareholders out of profits 3
- noun bonus a dividend, esp a percentage of net profits, distributed to policyholders either annually or when the policy matures 3
Information block about the term
Origin of bonus
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < Latin: good
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bonus
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bonus popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bonus usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bonus
noun bonus
- premium — a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- prize — leverage.
- gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
- perk — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
- gratuity — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
Antonyms for bonus
noun bonus
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- penalty — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
Top questions with bonus
- what was the bonus army?
- what does bonus mean in nba?
- what is bonus in basketball?
- how to ask for a signing bonus?
- what is a bonus?
- what is a retention bonus?
- what does bonus mean?
- what is bonus?
- what is a bonus in basketball?
- who made up the bonus army that marched on washington?
- why did the bonus army march on washington dc?
- what is a sign on bonus?
- what was the goal of the bonus army?
- how much is a bonus taxed?
- what is bonus depreciation?