bonus

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

bonuses

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

bonus

past (v2)

bonused

past participle (v3)

bonused

present participle

bonusing

3rd person singular

bonuses

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

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

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

   • The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work.
   • I was a bank manager in the 1970s, but I never received or expected to receive a bonus for doing my paid work.

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

   • 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.

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

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To pay a bonus, premium

   • The main bulk of the piece-workers (71%) are bonussed for fulfillment of the production quotas by the section, shop or plant on condition they fulfill the norms.
   • In its adherence to a system of rating which bonusses the most anti-social owners and penalises those doing something to improve the district, the municipality must accept a large measure of responsibility.

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