bonus

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Something extra that is good

   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.

   • I was a bank manager in the 1970s, but I never received or expected to receive a bonus for doing my paid work.
   • The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent 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.
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   1. 4

      One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough…

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

   2. 5

      To pay a bonus, premium

      • 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.
      • 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.
   3. 6

      A surname.

   4. 7

      A place name

      A place name:

The neighborhood