Dictionary Definition
bonus
Noun
1 anything that tends to arouse; "his approval
was an added fillip" [syn: fillip]
2 an additional payment (or other remuneration)
to employees as a means of increasing output [syn: incentive]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From bonus, good.Because Latin has gender, this would mean "a good
man (male)". Properly formed, the word should be bonum (neuter
gender), meaning "a good thing". This would be parallel to the many
other neuter gender words adopted into English, like maximum,
minimum, premium, optimum. Its plural would then be bona or
Bonii.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊnəs
Noun
- Something extra that is good
- An extra amount of money given to an employee
- The employee received a bonus for his excellent work.
Translations
something extra that is good
extra amount of money given to an employee
- Finnish: bonus, kannustuspalkkio, tulospalkkio
- German: Bonus
- Icelandic: bónus
- ttbc Dutch: bonus
- ttbc Spanish: plus , beneficio
- ttbc Vietnamese: tiền thưởng, tiền các
Finnish
Synonyms
- italbrac something extra: ekstra, lisäetu, plussa
- italbrac employee bonus: kannustuspalkkio, tulospalkkio
Latin
Etymology
From the old form duonus. Confer the change from duellum to bellum ("war"), duis to bis ("twice") and the root dvi-. Which explains δείδω, δέος ("good"). The comparative melior ("better"), confer the μάλα, μᾶλλον. Superlative optimus, optumus ("best") from the root opof, ops, opes. Confer copia and apiscor.Inflection
This adjective has irregular and degrees.Antonyms
Inflection
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Trinkgeld, balance, bonus system, bounty, bribe, buried treasure, compensation, consideration, decoration, discovery, dividend, donative, double time, extra, extra added attraction,
extra dash, fee, filigree, filling, fillip, find, finding, flourish, foundling, frill, fringe benefit, gratuity, gravy, grease, hand-out, honorarium, incentive pay,
inducement, lagniappe, largess, largesse, leftover, liberality, margin, ornament, overage, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, overset, overstock, oversupply, overtime pay,
padding, palm oil,
perk, perks, perquisite, perquisites, plus, pourboire, premium, remainder, remuneration, reward, salve, solatium, something extra,
spare, sportula, stuffing, superaddition, surplus, surplusage, sweetener, tip, treasure trove, trimming, trouvaille, trove, twist, waifs, waifs and strays, windfall, windfall money,
windfall profit, wrinkle