bonus
pronunciation
How to pronounce bonus in British English:
UK [ˈbəʊnəs]
How to pronounce bonus in American English:
US [ˈboʊnəs]
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- Noun:
- anything that tends to arouse
- an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
Word Origin
- bonus
- bonus: see beauty
- bonus (n.)
- 1773, "Stock Exchange Latin" [Weekley], from Latin bonus "good" (adj.); see 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., in 1932 demanding early redemption of their service bonus certificates (which carried a maximum value of $625).
Example
- 1. Mr obama also faces bonus season on wall street .
- 2. Too many banks set bonus pools as a percentage of revenue , not profit .
- 3. Bonus : textexpander also automatically corrects common typos as you write .
- 4. All tarp banks will be subject to bonus and golden-parachute limits .
- 5. Bonus season is looming on wall street .