Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bonus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bonus \Bo"nus\, n.; pl. {Bonuses}. [L. bonus good. Cf. {Bonny}.]
1. (Law) 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. --Bouvier.
2. An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock
company, out of accumulated profits.
3. Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bonus
n 1: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added
fillip" [syn: {fillip}]
2: an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees
as a means of increasing output [syn: {incentive}]
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