BONUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bonus mean? 

• BONUS (noun)
  The noun BONUS has 2 senses:

1. anything that tends to arouse

2. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

  Familiarity information: BONUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BONUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anything that tends to arouse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

bonus; fillip

Context example:

his approval was an added fillip

Hypernyms ("bonus" is a kind of...):

positive stimulus (a stimulus with desirable consequences)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

bonus; incentive

Hypernyms ("bonus" is a kind of...):

payment (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bonus"):

premium (a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.)

dividend (a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus))

sales incentive (remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal)

Holonyms ("bonus" is a part of...):

incentive program; incentive scheme (a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something)

 Context examples 

There is another bonus to having Jupiter and Neptune in a supremely harmonious conversation, for an exciting opportunity might well be triggered by a friend.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Finding the mysterious ring, in this case, came as an unexpected bonus.

(Herschel sees budding stars and a giant, strange ring, NASA)

As an added bonus, the researchers discovered that their light absorbers work even under the low levels of sunlight on a rainy or overcast day.

(‘Artificial leaf’ successfully produces clean gas, University of Cambridge)

When Venus signals Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck on January 23, you may see a bonus, commission, or another large check—if you are self-employed, you might win a new, lucrative client.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

One bonus will be that these two planets will encourage your imagination to grow by leaps and bounds in ways you’ve not seen before.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It seems you will combine your money with another person, perhaps through a performance-based income, such as by commission, royalty, licensing fee, bonus, or cash advance, as some examples.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you work for others, you might be able to negotiate overtime pay or a bonus for your extra work.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

See if you can work on commission, royalty, bonus, or by earning licensing fees.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The third bonus that will come from the solar eclipse on December 25/26 is your possible outpouring of creativity.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

On December 22, Mars will be in conversation with Pluto, indicating more good news about salary, bonus, benefits, loans, mortgage, or venture capital that may come your way.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)