- 1an extra amount of money that is added to a payment, especially to someone's pay as a reward a $100 Christmas bonus performance bonuses What is actually paid will depend on the bonus payments made at the end of the policy.
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- 2anything pleasant that is extra and more or better than you were expecting Being able to walk to work is an added bonus of the new job. As a bonus, club members can get free tickets for the whole family. One of the great bonuses of retirement is having time to spare.
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