bonus

1. Something given or paid in addition to what is usual or expected.
2. 1. A sum of money or an equivalent given to an employee in addition to the employee's usual compensation.
   2. A sum of money in addition to salary that is given to a professional athlete for signing up with a team.
3. A subsidy from a government to an industry.
4. A sum of money paid by a government to a war veteran.
5. A premium, as of stock, that is given by a corporation to another party, such as a purchaser of its securities.
6. A sum of money that is paid by a corporation in excess of interest or royalties charged for the granting of a privilege or a loan to that corporation.
7. Basketball. An additional free throw awarded to a player who has been fouled when the opposing team has committed more than a specified number of fouls during a period of play.

[From Latin, good.]

1. Compensation paid to an employee or employees for achieving a particular sales goal or organizational objective. This is above and beyond either a Commission or a Salary. A corporation achieving a 10% increase in profits may distribute part of the earnings as a bonus to its employees.

2. An unexpected benefit occurring as the result of making a particular action.

noun

A sum of money offered for a special service, such as the apprehension of a criminal: bounty, reward. See law, reward/punish/deserve.

Definition: benefit
Antonyms: disadvantage

n

Definition: extra payment
Antonyms: penalty

Dansk (Danish)
n. - bonus, tilgift

Nederlands (Dutch)
bonus, extraatje, bof

Français (French)
n. - prime, coup de chance, bonus, gratification, (Comm) prime, (GB, Fin) dividende exceptionnel, bonification

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bonus, Prämie, Gratifikation, Zulage, Pluspunkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δώρο (μισθωτού), μπόνους, έκτακτο/πρόσθετο μέρισμα

Italiano (Italian)
fortuna, gratifica, bonus, soprassoldo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bônus (m)

Русский (Russian)
премия

Español (Spanish)
n. - suerte, ganga, bonificación, extra, gratificación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bonus, extrabetalning, tillägg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
奖金, 红利

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 獎金, 紅利

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 상여금, 할증금, 경품

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ボーナス, 賞与, 特別配当金, 利益配当金, 思いがけない贈り物, 景品, おまけ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) علاوة, مكافأة, اكراميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הטבה, בונוס‬

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