What does "bonus" mean?

Something extra that is good; an added benefit.

What is a synonym for "bonus"?

Common synonyms include: augmentation, balance, bonus system, bounty, bribe, brotus.

//ˈbəʊ.nəs// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
2
anything that tends to arouse wordnet
3
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."
4
an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output wordnet
5
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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One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.

Verb

1
To pay a bonus, premium transitive
"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."

Proper Noun

1
A surname. countable, uncountable
2
A place name:; An unincorporated community in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. countable, uncountable
3
A place name:; An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable