bonus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bonus	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bonus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bonus n anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" Synonym(s): bonus, fillip an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output Synonym(s): bonus, incentive
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.