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The Meaning of bonus

  • (n.) A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter.
  • (n.) An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits.
  • (n.) Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.

Synonyms

fillip , incentive

Rhymes

clonus , colonus , conus , cronus , jonas , keratoconus , kotsonis , monus , onus , petronas , proneness , slowness , tonus