bonusnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbəʊ.nəs/us/ˈboʊ.nəs/B2 an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward for good work as well as the money you were expecting:
a productivity bonus
a Christmas bonus
The company used to give discretionary bonus payments.
B2 a pleasant extra thing:
I love the job, and it's an added bonus that it's so close to home.
More examples
- The salary was set at £12,000, plus a bonus if the company had a good year.
- Good weather is an added bonus but the real appeal of the area is the fantastic variety of landscape.
- Profit sharing is when the profits of a company are given to staff in the form of an additional bonus payment.
- The DVD version of the film features a bonus disc containing extra footage and interviews with the actors.
- The new contract gives workers less salary, but bonuses for hitting efficiency and sales targets.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Gifts in the form of money
- aid
- alms
- award
- bequest
- book token
- bounty
- Christmas box
- community chest
- debt relief
- donation
- dowry
- foreign aid
- gift token
- gratuity
- handout
- honorarium
- reward
- tip
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Pleasure and happiness