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Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
John Betjeman

Meaning of "bonus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BONUS

From Latin bonus (adj) good.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BONUS

bonus  [ˈbəʊnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bonus is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bonus in English.

WHAT DOES BONUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bonus in the English dictionary

The first definition of bonus in the dictionary is something given, paid, or received above what is due or expected. Other definition of bonus is an extra dividend allotted to shareholders out of profits. Bonus is also a dividend, esp a percentage of net profits, distributed to policyholders either annually or when the policy matures.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BONUS

PRESENT

Present
I bonus
you bonus
he/she/it bonuses
we bonus
you bonus
they bonus
Present continuous
I am bonusing
you are bonusing
he/she/it is bonusing
we are bonusing
you are bonusing
they are bonusing
Present perfect
I have bonused
you have bonused
he/she/it has bonused
we have bonused
you have bonused
they have bonused
Present perfect continuous
I have been bonusing
you have been bonusing
he/she/it has been bonusing
we have been bonusing
you have been bonusing
they have been bonusing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bonused
you bonused
he/she/it bonused
we bonused
you bonused
they bonused
Past continuous
I was bonusing
you were bonusing
he/she/it was bonusing
we were bonusing
you were bonusing
they were bonusing
Past perfect
I had bonused
you had bonused
he/she/it had bonused
we had bonused
you had bonused
they had bonused
Past perfect continuous
I had been bonusing
you had been bonusing
he/she/it had been bonusing
we had been bonusing
you had been bonusing
they had been bonusing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bonus
you will bonus
he/she/it will bonus
we will bonus
you will bonus
they will bonus
Future continuous
I will be bonusing
you will be bonusing
he/she/it will be bonusing
we will be bonusing
you will be bonusing
they will be bonusing
Future perfect
I will have bonused
you will have bonused
he/she/it will have bonused
we will have bonused
you will have bonused
they will have bonused
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bonusing
you will have been bonusing
he/she/it will have been bonusing
we will have been bonusing
you will have been bonusing
they will have been bonusing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bonus
you would bonus
he/she/it would bonus
we would bonus
you would bonus
they would bonus
Conditional continuous
I would be bonusing
you would be bonusing
he/she/it would be bonusing
we would be bonusing
you would be bonusing
they would be bonusing
Conditional perfect
I would have bonus
you would have bonus
he/she/it would have bonus
we would have bonus
you would have bonus
they would have bonus
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bonusing
you would have been bonusing
he/she/it would have been bonusing
we would have been bonusing
you would have been bonusing
they would have been bonusing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bonus
we let´s bonus
you bonus
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bonus
Past participle
bonused
Present Participle
bonusing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BONUS


Amazonas
ˌæməˈzəʊnəs
callowness
ˈkæləʊnəs
chlamydomonas
kləˌmɪdəˈməʊnəs
clonus
ˈkləʊnəs
colonus
kəˈləʊnəs
conus
ˈkəʊnəs
Cronus
ˈkrəʊnəs
fallowness
ˈfæləʊnəs
hemionus
ˌhɛmɪˈəʊnəs
Jonas
ˈdʒəʊnəs
Kaunas
ˈkaʊnəs
nowness
ˈnaʊnəs
onus
ˈəʊnəs
ozonous
ˈəʊzəʊnəs
Tithonus
tɪˈθəʊnəs
tonus
ˈtəʊnəs
woeness
ˈwəʊnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONUS

bonobo
Bononia
Bonporti
bons mots
bons vivants
bonsai
bonsela
bonspiel
bontebok
Bontempelli
bonus ball
bonus issue
bonus number
bonus pack
bonus point
bonus question
bonus scheme
bonus share
bonxie
bony

WORDS THAT END LIKE BONUS

baby bonus
cash bonus
electrotonus
Epigonus
incentive bonus
myoclonus
no-claim bonus
no-claims bonus
performance bonus
phototonus
productivity bonus
reversionary bonus
synthronus
Telegonus
terminal bonus

Synonyms and antonyms of bonus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BONUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bonus» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bonus

Translation of «bonus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONUS

Find out the translation of bonus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bonus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bonus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奖金
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bonificación
570 millions of speakers

English

bonus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोनस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عِلَاوَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

премия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bônus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোনাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prime
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bonus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bonus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボーナス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보너스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bonus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền thưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போனஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोनस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bonus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bonus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

premia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бонус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

primă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπόνους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bonus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bonus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bonus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bonus

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BONUS»

The term «bonus» is very widely used and occupies the 3.857 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BONUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bonus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bonus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bonus

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «BONUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bonus.
1
Joey Lauren Adams
A bonus: You don't have to diet to direct.
2
Cecelia Ahern
I always like to entertain, first of all, and if the readers take anything away from it that helps them with their own lives, well then, that is a bonus.
3
Alex Berenson
John W. Snow was paid more than $50 million in salary, bonus and stock in his nearly 12 years as chairman of the CSX Corporation, the railroad company. During that period, the company's profits fell, and its stock rose a bit more than half as much as that of the average big company.
4
John Betjeman
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
5
Geoffrey Boycott
Since I had cancer I've realised that every day is a bonus.
6
Kevin Conroy
I love doing the voice of Batman because of the quality of the animation. The music is particularly incredible. Another bonus is getting the opportunity to work with some very respected actors who do not usually do voice work.
7
Robert Cormier
My dream was to be known as a writer and to be able to produce at least one book that would be read by people. That dream came true with the publication of my first novel - and all the rest has been a sweet bonus.
8
Bo Derek
I was alone for five years. Having a love is a gigantic bonus in life, but I wasn't unhappy when I was single, either.
9
Michelle Dockery
My godchildren went to see Taylor Swift in concert and got to meet her. They literally ran toward her and hugged her, and it was amazing. I got big bonus points for it. I'll remind them when they're teenagers.
10
Freeman Dyson
If you start out with a tragic view of life, then anything since is just a bonus.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONUS»

Discover the use of bonus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bonus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bonus-Malus Systems in Automobile Insurance
With the current deregulation trends that concern most insurance markets around the world, many companies will need to develop their own BMS. The main objective of the book is to provide them models to design BMS that meet their objectives.
Jean Lemaire, 1995
2
The Bonus Army: An American Epic
The Bonus Army is an epic story in the saga of our country.
Paul Dickson, Thomas B. Allen, 2010
3
Baseball's Biggest Blunder: The Bonus Rule of 1953-1957
Kelley tells the stories of the 'bonus babies' who reaped the benefits, and the others whose careers were destroyed by the rule.
Brent P. Kelley, 1997
4
The Bonus
The Bonus: a novel of the Great Depression by Georgia Lowe ,is the culmination of 10 years research.
Georgia Lowe, 2010
5
Customer Loyalty Program - Tourist Destination and Bonus ...
One of the basic objectives of this essay is, to give arguments for a tourist destination to convince possible partner companies to enter such a program and not to be afraid of the investment, and to deliver a guide for the implementation ...
Timo K Hnle, 2007
6
Locating Filipino Americans: Ethnicity and the Cultural ...
Locating Filipino Americans is one of the few books that offers a grounded approach to theoretical analyses of ethnicity and contemporary culture in the U.S. Book jacket.
Rick Bonus, 2000
7
Tell Me Your Dreams with Bonus Material
For a limited time, and at a special price, discover Sidney Sheldon's Tell Me Your Dreams with Bonus Material. Plus, receive an excerpt from Sheldon's new book Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory, available April 9th.
Sidney Sheldon, Sidney Sheldon Family Limited Partnershi, 2013
8
Never Mind Your Bonus: Here Is the City
The book provides an entertaining look at the underbelly of the financial markets, revealing what's really going on in that opaque world. This is a must read for anyone who works in the financial markets, or hope to make a career therein.
Vic Daniels, 2008
9
Baseball's Bonus Babies: Conversations with 24 High-Priced ...
"This volume focuses on 24 players signed under the bonus rule of 1953-1957, which required players signed to a bonus of $4,000 or more remain on the big league roster for two seasons before being sent to the minor leagues.
Brent Kelley, 2006
10
Discretion in Managerial Bonus Pools
Discretion in Managerial Bonus Pools synthesizes and integrates a growing literature that has emerged over the past 10-15 years on the use of both objective and subjective performance indicators in managerial incentive plans.
Merle Ederhof, Madhav V. Rajan, Stefan Reichelstein, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bonus is used in the context of the following news items.
1
FPL Bonus Points Analysis
At the time I hadn't looked into bonus points much because they weren't guiding my assumptions and account for just 8% of all FPL points. «Fantasy Football Scout, Jul 15»
2
Attention Hillary Clinton: President proudly notes he just gave press …
Obama just told press corps, "You guys just got two bonus questions," after statement. Wasn't planning on answering Qs. So generous! «Twitchy, Jul 15»
3
Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay benefits from Alex Rodriguez …
The donation is part of a settlement between the Yankees and controversial slugger Alex Rodriguez, who was due for a $6 million bonus for ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
4
What Is A Wife Bonus? from Wednesday Martin
Could you imagine receiving a bonus for being a good wife? For some New York City mothers, this is just another day in the life of living ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
SD Highway Patrol offering $3K bonus to some who join force
SIOUX FALLS - The South Dakota Highway Patrol is offering a $3,000 bonus to current certified law enforcement officers who choose to ... «KSFY, Jul 15»
6
Winning numbers drawn in 'Bonus Match 5' game
BALTIMORE — The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Maryland Lottery's “Bonus Match 5” game were: 03-15-19-22-39, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Coventry City chairman Tim Fisher misses out on bonus after Sky …
Coventry City FC chairman Tim Fisher has missed out on a financial bonus after missing performance targets. Mr Fisher told the Telegraph in ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Fla. Teachers May Get $10000 Bonus for High SAT Scores
Under the law, to earn the bonus, teachers must have been rated highly effective ... It's unclear how many teachers would qualify for the bonus. «Education Week, Jul 15»
9
South Dakota Highway Patrol offering $3K bonus to some who join …
SIOUX FALLS | The South Dakota Highway Patrol is offering a $3,000 bonus to current certified law enforcement officers who choose to ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
10
Justin Wong creates community-funded pot bonus for Ultimate …
EG|Justin Wong has teamed up with Filipino Champ, who's recently been sponsored by Team Panda, and Tempo|ChrisG to build a pot bonus ... «EventHubs, Jul 15»

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