| 单词 | bonus |
| 释义 | bonus (boʊnəs ) Word forms: bonuses 1. countable noun B2 A bonus is an extra amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard. Workers receive a large part of their pay in the form of bonuses and overtime. ...a £15 bonus. ...a special bonus payment. 2. countable noun B2 A bonus is something good that you get in addition to something else, and which you would not usually expect. We felt we might finish third. Any better would be a bonus. It has the added bonus of containing 30 per cent less fat than ordinary cheese. 3. countable noun A bonus is a sum of money that an insurance company pays to its policyholders, for example a percentage of the company's profits. These returns will not be enough to meet the payment of annual bonuses to policyholders. Collocations: added bonus This has the added bonus of helping small businesses. The Sun (2008) As an added bonus, you can save back the cost by keeping the heating on a lower setting! The Sun (2014) It has a particular appeal to teachers because they are used to cooperation, with the added bonus this time that they have a real say. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It has an additional bonus of masses of delightful yellow flowers during spring. Times, Sunday Times Lavender flowers in summer are just an additional bonus. Times, Sunday Times But any take-out would merely be an additional bonus. Times, Sunday Times The additional bonus for that call centre was that it also gave the impression that you were one of many buyers. Times, Sunday Times Such individuals were able to generate tax relief worth 400,000 for a cost of 250,000, with the additional bonus that the searches might find treasure. Times, Sunday Times As chief executive she earned £200,000 a year with a £300,000 annual bonus. The Sun (2016) To this is added an annual bonus, typically equal to between one and two times the base pay. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This is significant for the group's top brass because their annual bonuses and long-term share awards are dependent on growth in earnings per share. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The public view is that bank bonuses are unfair and undeserved. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Investment bank bonuses in London were cut by 28 per cent to $400 million. Times, Sunday Times (2012) To most, bank bonuses of more than £1 million or 200 per cent of basic pay seem truly astonishing. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The company operated a 'high pressure' sales force that was offered bonuses based on reaching sales targets, it said. Times, Sunday Times For example, if people earn bonuses based on doing certain tasks, they are less likely to spend time doing other things, for example helping their colleagues. Times, Sunday Times Consultants and managers at the organisation, which deals with junior to executive positions in a wide range of industries, are paid quarterly bonuses based on team rather than individual profit. Times, Sunday Times Instead of basing the bonus on earnings, the company will use a formula involving return on invested capital. Globe and Mail Many consultants and managers are paid quarterly bonuses based on team rather than individual performance, which reinforces the need for a group focus. Times, Sunday Times It recently won approval for a bonus cap limiting bankers' bonuses to a maximum of two times their salary. Times, Sunday Times A 'bonus cap' introduced that year restricted bonuses to 100 per cent of fixed pay. Times, Sunday Times He suggested a bonus cap would only lead to increases in basic pay. The Sun The government has attempted to challenge the legality of the bonus cap, and last year issued proceedings against the rule, saying that it violated the single market. Times, Sunday Times Chief among them was the bonus cap. Times, Sunday Times And the new edition contains exclusive bonus content. The Sun Tweeters will be able to play along, with the chance to receive bonus content as they watch. The Sun The collection has been criticized for long loading times and the lack of bonus content. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also criticized the difficulty of unlocking some of the bonus content, as some requirements are punishingly hard for most everyone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also has over 50 minigames, which when played, allows players to unlock bonus content. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bonus disc not only includes the expected works, but some fascinating variants. Times, Sunday Times Send them with a 5.99 cheque to get all seven plus a bonus disc which includes another episode and behind-the-scenes footage from the film. The Sun The impressive bonus disc of outtakes surpasses the careers of some of their contemporaries. Times, Sunday Times There's even less finesse and polishing on the bonus disc. The Sun A 50 limited edition contains a bonus disc with a behind-the-scenes look of the game. Times, Sunday Times Many directors see them as an unnecessary bonus feature, while others record fake commentaries, which may contain false information or inside jokes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each season also contains a certain number of episodes from the animated series as a bonus feature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rather, the ones that were recovered were included as a bonus feature instead. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also includes a bonus feature for bloopers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was also a bonus feature at the end where people will do re-enactments of the features used on the show. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 First, investors will be asked to vote on the deal with or without the 144 million bonus package. Times, Sunday Times Tensions flared over a wide range of issues, from the future strategy of the bank to the chief executive's bonus package. Times, Sunday Times Some shareholders have labelled the bonus package 'excessive' and 'rapacious'. Times, Sunday Times The first passes the deal with the bonus package. Times, Sunday Times The bonus package comes at a time of deep gloom in the industry. Times, Sunday Times The average bonus payment their workers received was just over $75,000. Christianity Today Diamond's new scheme has already halved his potential bonus payment. Times, Sunday Times The growing use of bonus payment might even make them worse. Times, Sunday Times This was the highest bonus payment for any industry and an increase of 700 on the previous year. Times, Sunday Times The entire package - which includes a massive one-off bonus payment - would cost £20m for the season. The Sun And staff will share in the success with the bumper bonus payout. The Sun The total bonus payout for financial services was 13.3billion. The Sun Around 85 per cent of the bonus payout relates to company-wide measures. Times, Sunday Times The comments came days after a fierce row over a possible 1.5billion bonus payout to its investment bankers. The Sun The bonus payout was 6billion in 2009-2010 - but 10.2billion in 2007-2008. The Sun But they have to get through the bonus round first. Times, Sunday Times Bankers, dealers and traders who fear that their bonuses will fall short have started to make whistleblowing disclosures before the bonus round gets under way. Times, Sunday Times That should reassure his bankers as the annual bonus round nears. Times, Sunday Times The winner of each match went on to play the 'gold run bonus round'. Times, Sunday Times Finally, they appear to have settled on a series of definitions that will determine the level of deferred payments for the banking industry's 2009 bonus round. Times, Sunday Times A day later, the bonus track was also leaked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The song was included on the soundtrack as a deluxe version bonus track. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The track failed to make the original physical version of the album but was available as a bonus track on the digital version. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bonus track was available as a free download to those who purchased the release. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It appears as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of the album only. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also didn't collect a bonus last year. Globe and Mail A cashable bonus allows the player to collect the bonus money awarded in addition to their winnings at the point of withdrawal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has not collected a bonus for four years, which means he has taken home just 600,000 over that period. Times, Sunday Times Bankers whose reckless behaviour has damaged the country far more than a footballer ever will quietly continue to collect their bonuses. Times, Sunday Times On top of a basic salary of 580,000, he collected a bonus of almost 500,000 and 1 million under a performance share plan. Times, Sunday Times Senior executives will share about 11m from deferred bonuses over coming weeks. Times, Sunday Times He ended up being paid a total of 6.3 million for 2011, while his total package including deferred bonuses in respect of previous years was 25 million by one measure. Times, Sunday Times There should be a greater stress on deferred bonuses, which would be withheld if a firm made losses in future years or required a taxpayer bailout. Times, Sunday Times During the year, deferred bonuses, long-term investment plan shares and share options worth 7.4 million were also granted and there were subsequent awards worth a further 5.4 million. Times, Sunday Times New rules will see deferred bonuses transferred to the new employer, with clawbacks should anything crop up at the old firm. Times, Sunday Times Plus, the salts draw out cold-causing toxins - double bonus! The Sun Plus, there'll be no leftovers in sight - double bonus. The Sun Still, for many of us, being told that we appear far too young to be buying smokes sounds like a double bonus. Times, Sunday Times You could also say that consumers have had a double bonus from cheap oil: the fall itself and the postponement of possible rate increases. Times, Sunday Times When the doctors there told them about family balancing, it seemed like a 'double bonus'. Times, Sunday Times He said staff should earn a bonus — but it had to be for helping customers. The Sun They can also earn a bonus point for losing by seven points or fewer. Times, Sunday Times The whistleblower said many of his colleagues were willing to break the rules to earn their bonus. Times, Sunday Times And they could earn a bonus just for turning up for work. The Sun That means he could earn a bonus of 2.4m - or more than twice his supposed base salary. Times, Sunday Times In fact, we recently revamped our employee bonus scheme to place an even greater focus on customer satisfaction. Times, Sunday Times Sadly, this week's arresting officer has convinced us that some banks should be allowed to fail - beginning with those that refer to their hefty employee bonuses as 'retention packages'. Times, Sunday Times Net earnings would have declined even more if not for the effects of eliminated employee bonuses, which accounted for six cents per share. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Green targets are also getting hardwired into the executive bonus scheme: 20 per cent for the leadership team. Times,Sunday Times However, the concession applies only to the medium-term performance plan and not a separate executive bonus scheme, which remains unchanged. Times, Sunday Times The 59-year-old's haul was inflated by a 66m payout from the internet giant's executive bonus plan, which fuelled a fivefold rise in his remuneration. Times, Sunday Times He was allocated the shares under a scheme to link executive bonus deals to annual operating profits, which has been welcomed by shareholders. Times, Sunday Times He changed the terms of the executive bonus scheme in a way that encouraged greater risk-taking. Times, Sunday Times It wasn't as though there were any extra bonuses. Times, Sunday Times Extra bonuses might include a mooring. Times, Sunday Times While players can advance and benefit from any skill, players get extra bonuses and abilities within the skill set of their guild. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Winning awards also come with extra bonuses that can be used in game, like additional health or energy depending on the award won. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Race your best for extra bonuses and secrets! Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It is under scrutiny for awarding poor performance with fat bonuses. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The husband works in the City, bringing home a fat bonus. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They routinely pay fat bonuses to staff simply for doing their jobs. The Sun (2012) High scores can be obtained via the game's generous bonus scoring system, with the highest score obtainable being in the millions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While it did not require a bailout during the financial crisis, it could face criticism if it reveals generous bonuses. Times, Sunday Times Bankers still pocket even more generous bonuses, often regardless of the underlying value of their businesses. Times, Sunday Times She was on a big salary with generous bonuses, lived in a great house and drove a fancy car. Times, Sunday Times In the stock market boom of the 1980s and 1990s, it became used to paying out generous bonuses on the back of seemingly unending stock market rises. Times, Sunday Times A chunk of this will be used to give a bonus to policyholders. Times,Sunday Times The decision to give a bonus for 2003 and 2004, but not 2005 was irrational. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His pay packet doubled to 1.7million in 2009, given the bonus and his 682,000 salary. The Sun The commander was not given a bonus that was paid to six out of 16 eligible officers. The Sun In that role, and subsequently as the bank's chief executive, from 1997 to 2006, he gave his bonuses to charity. Times, Sunday Times All cards with clash grant a bonus effect if their controller wins the clash. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each improvement in level grants some bonuses while also imposing additional limits on combat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It grants a bonus to one of the three magical attributes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Advisors grant bonuses to the player and substantially alter playing strategy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Battles are fought on a variety of landscapes and settings, with specific terrain types granting bonuses or penalties to units. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Perhaps a promotion and hefty bonus would have been in order. Times, Sunday Times So he had a clause written into his contract guaranteeing him a hefty bonus if they lifted the trophy. The Sun How are banks planning to motivate talented performers previously incentivised by hefty bonuses and the thrill of high-stakes risktaking? Times, Sunday Times All are given a 100 holiday bonus to spend annually. Times, Sunday Times But he will still be pleased when he gets a holiday bonus. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Civil servants have become accustomed to receiving two payments each year as holiday bonuses. Times, Sunday Times He timed his exit nicely: after cashing a final huge bonus a year or so ago, he wrote this book. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A generous remuneration package includes a huge bonus for finishing 12th. The Sun (2015) If banks have the cash for those huge bonuses, they should return it to taxpayers. The Sun (2009) However, every year he can earn a long-term bonus of 1m shares — currently worth nearly 7m— provided he hits stringent profit targets. Times, Sunday Times The powerful fund manager has been pressing companies to make executives wait five years before receiving a long-term bonus. Times, Sunday Times His 9.7million-worth of shares was awarded under long-term bonus schemes. The Sun His resignation was not enough to stop 33 per cent of shareholders voting against the company's new long-term bonus plan. Times, Sunday Times His total pay package for 2019 came in at £1.554 million, down from £1.887 million after his long-term bonus was also reduced. Times,Sunday Times He will also pocket a £450,000 loyalty bonus. The Sun (2007) To encourage the 58 staff members to stay, there is a loyalty bonus of up to £2,000 a year. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It includes an 11 % loyalty bonus, which applies if you stay with the company for 12 months. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The agreement also resulted in a lucrative bonus for his legal advisers. Times, Sunday Times The lucrative bonus system in the players' contracts means they will hit the jackpot by winning the big two. The Sun A hugely lucrative bonus for all concerned. Times, Sunday Times It proved a highly lucrative bonus. Times, Sunday Times But there would be lucrative bonuses and image rights on top of that. The Sun Family time can bring a big money bonus. The Sun He described it as a series of tournaments with a money bonus pool that would be split up on the basis of a cumulative point system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Players can upgrade robots with faster and more durable units using money bonuses they earn during play. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The player wins money by finishing in front positions, collecting money bonuses during the race, fulfilling missions and destroying other cars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When certain ground enemies and buildings are destroyed, money bonuses appear which give a random amount of points each. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The knowledge that his golf has never been better will be a nice bonus. Times, Sunday Times It will feed a nice bonus into the profits pool. Times, Sunday Times I didn't mind my moles but that's a pretty nice bonus. The Sun It would be a nice bonus. The Sun It's a nice bonus that a lot of these folks have appeared in genre shows in the past, but it was not designed that way. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both diesels are smooth and surprisingly quiet, even when cold, and offer the bonus of 60mpg economy. Times, Sunday Times Both offer a bonus worth 25 per cent of the money you put in, making them the best way to save for a deposit. Times, Sunday Times For example, a company might offer a bonus for the most successful salesperson of the month. Times, Sunday Times Until the 1960s, most game shows did not offer a bonus round. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Various interior decorations offer a bonus to your rested experience if you log out inside your home, making your own house the best source of rested experience in the game. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or it could be discretionary, which means the employer doesn't have to pay a bonus at all. The Sun Bonuses count as part of your salary for pension purposes, and allowing your employer to pay your bonus straight into your pension has tax advantages. Times, Sunday Times The studios are said to have angered staff by offering to pay a bonus only when a film becomes profitable. Times, Sunday Times Well then, it can't pay the bonus, can it? The Sun It emerged that they had tried to pay his bonus into his bank account and had it refused on the grounds of suspected money laundering. Times,Sunday Times He could also receive a bonus of about 1 million for the past financial year, when the retailer lost ground in a fiercely competitive industry. Times, Sunday Times This means that about 3,000 staff will receive a bonus worth more than 30,000 each. Times, Sunday Times But he did not receive a bonus this year in a nod to the controversy that such payouts have attracted since the financial crisis. Times, Sunday Times In the early 1990s a chief executive might receive a bonus of 50 per cent of his salary. Times, Sunday Times For example someone who had invested 30,000 in a with-profits bond in 2001 would receive a bonus of 4,500. Times, Sunday Times It also questioned the efficacy of retention bonuses. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He also received a controversial retention bonus worth £1.2 million after agreeing to stay at the carrier for at least a further year. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The company paid $100 million in retention bonuses last month to ensure that staff stayed on to help with the derivatives sell-off. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I got the sign-up bonus easily - 10,000 points for spending £3,000 in the first three months. The Sun The full base game, as well as each of the expansions, costs 500 gold (or $3.99 for 400 gold, used in conjunction with the sign-up bonus of 100 gold). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I easily hit the 3,000 to get the 25,000 miles sign-up bonus. The Sun Even though perks have been trimmed lately, a few new sign-up bonuses have appeared. Times,Sunday Times Recession friendly incentives such as 'happy hours', sign-up bonuses and increased jackpots helped to soften the revenue fall. Times, Sunday Times Wages of $20m a year are forecast, with a signing bonus of about $50m. Times, Sunday Times His new contract provided for a $500,000 signing bonus. Houston Chronicle We get a whopping signing bonus for selling exclusive rights to market to our students. Globe and Mail He received an $800,000 signing bonus. Houston Chronicle The contract includes a $4 million signing bonus, and pays $1 million in 2009, $1.25 million in 2010 and 2011, as well as $2.5 million in 2012. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The retailer halved staff bonuses in May despite reporting pretax profits of £1 billion. Times, Sunday Times (2008) While staff bonuses are determined by global factors, dividends are down to national ones. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Profits earned by the office would be shared between staff bonuses, lower bills for taxpayers and new investment to help more claimants back into work. Times, Sunday Times (2008) And all the time he was making a substantial bonus on his 400,000-a-year salary. The Sun The substantial bonus will disappear in a little more than a year, so savers need to monitor the rate to ensure that it remains competitive. Times, Sunday Times Given the onerous new term of service, it was necessary to offer a substantial bonus to attract sufficient citizen-recruits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The teachers can qualify for a substantial bonus upon retirement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A spokesman denied that the bank's new targets would make it easier for executives to win substantial bonuses. Times, Sunday Times What an unexpected bonus for her. The Sun (2010) The dramatic weight loss has been an unexpected bonus. The Sun (2011) An unexpected bonus of using presentation software has been a more disciplined editing of my sermon. Christianity Today (2000) A swimming pool or sauna would be a welcome bonus. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The supplied remote control is a welcome bonus and works well. Times, Sunday Times (2008) If those thrilling us with their deeds can also entertain us with their talk and intrigue us with their personalities, that's a welcome bonus. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Despite his large income, he refused to provide his employees a year-end bonus, causing a significant stir in the factory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Smelling hefty year-end bonuses, they were ready to party. Times,Sunday Times The apparent aim was to inflate their already huge year-end bonuses, at the expense of the banks' clients. Times, Sunday Times That sector accrued less in year-end bonuses. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 奖金, 奖金 Japanese: ボーナス, 思いがけない喜び |
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