bonus

CEFRA2

/ˈbəʊ.nəs/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Extra money or something good added to a reward.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.

Examples

  • I blew my whole bonus on shopping and travel.

  • My bonus doesn't come close to covering all the loan payments I have to make.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈboʊ.nəs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.

  2. Something extra that is good; an added benefit.

  3. One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.

More examples

In context

  • Staff got excited when they heard they were getting a bonus.

  • The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work.

  • Spend the time killing things and there's a bonus for each hit - but only for fatalities notched up since the start of your current life.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Every employee received a $500 holiday blank for meeting their sales targets.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin bonus (“good”). Doublet of bona.