- an extra amount of money that is added to a payment, especially to somebody’s wages or salary as a reward
- a £100 Christmas bonus
- productivity bonuses
- the row over bankers' bonuses
- What is actually paid will depend on the bonus payments made at the end of the policy.
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1, Working lifec1- All employees get an annual bonus before the summer holidays.
- All workers participate in the bonus scheme.
- He was awarded a cash bonus of $2 500.
- If you don't meet our targets, you'll lose your bonus.
- Some employees will receive discretionary bonus payments.
- You will receive a bonus for high levels of productivity.
- Everyone in the company gets a 10% Christmas bonus.
- Some of the top executives are awarded bonuses of up to £1m.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- award (somebody)
- give somebody
- pay somebody
- …
- payment
- scheme
- bonus of
- [usually singular] anything 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 all the family.
- One of the great bonuses of retirement is having time to spare.
Extra Examples- It came as an unexpected bonus when Jim said he'd lend us his car.
- A major bonus to the conference is the presence of several interpreters.
- The sunshine on the final day was a welcome bonus for the spectators.
- The house is comfortable, and as an added bonus, it's near my work.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- huge
- major
- …
- bonus for
Word Originlate 18th cent. (probably originally Stock Exchange slang): from Latin bonus (masculine) ‘good’, used in place of bonum (neuter) ‘good, good thing’.
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