bonus

See also: Bonus, bónus, and bônus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bonus (“good”). Doublet of bona.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊ.nəs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊ.nəs/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊnəs

Noun

bonus (plural bonuses or bonusses or (nonstandard) boni)

1. Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
2. An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.
   • 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:

     Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. […] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.

   The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work.

3. (video games) An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.
   • 1988, David Powell, Rygar (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 25

     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.

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

Derived terms

• antibonus
• baby bonus
• bonus baby
• Bonusgate
• bonus genius
• bonus hole
• bonus-less
• bonus mother
• bonus point
• bonus-point
• bonus question
• double bonus
• no claims bonus
• non-bonus
• nonbonus
• signing bonus
• sign on bonus
• sign-on bonus

Descendants

• → Danish: bonus
• → French: bonus
• → German: Bonus
• → Portuguese: bónus / bônus
• → Japanese: ボーナス (bōnasu)
• → Turkish: bonus

Translations

something extra that is good

Armenian: բոնուս (hy) (bonus) Basque: gainsari Bulgarian: бонус (bg) m (bonus) Chinese: Mandarin: 額外收獲 / 额外收获 (éwài shōuhuò) Dutch: bonus (nl) m, extraatje (nl) n Finnish: bonus (fi), lisäetu, ekstra, plussa (fi) French: bonus (fr) m German: Bonus (de) m, Dreingabe (de) f Greek: μπόνους (el) n (bónous) Icelandic: bónus (is) m Italian: bonus (it) m, extra (it) m Japanese: おまけ (ja) (omake) Polish: bonus (pl) m Portuguese: Brazilian: bônus (pt) m European: bónus (pt) m Spanish: bonificación (es) f, plus (es) m, ñapa (es) f, yapa (es) f, llapa (es) f, chorrada (es) f, chorretada f, ipegüe m, ipehuil m (Americanism) Swedish: bonus (sv) c Turkish: bonus (tr), ekstra (tr), ilave (tr), ek (tr)

extra amount of money given as a premium

Arabic: عِلَاوَة f (ʕilāwa) Armenian: պարգեւավճար (hy) (pargewavčar) Basque: gainordain Bulgarian: бонус (bg) m (bonus), премия (bg) f (premija) Chinese: Mandarin: 獎金 / 奖金 (zh) (jiǎngjīn), 紅利 / 红利 (zh) (hónglì) Dutch: bonus (nl) m, premie (nl) Esperanto: bonuso Finnish: bonus (fi), kannustuspalkkio, tulospalkkio French: bonus (fr) m, prime (fr) f German: Bonus (de) m, Prämie (de) f Greek: επιμίσθιο (el) n (epimísthio), μπόνους (el) n (bónous) Greenlandic: bonussi Hungarian: prémium (hu) Icelandic: bónus (is) m Italian: bonus (it) m, extra (it) m Japanese: 賞与 (ja) (しょうよ, shōyo), ボーナス (ja) (bōnasu), 褒奨金 (ほうしょうきん, hōshōkin) Korean: 보너스 (ko) (boneoseu) Latin: dōnātīvum n Marathi: बोनस m (bonas) Norwegian: Bokmål: bonus (no) m Nynorsk: bonus m Persian: شتل (fa) (šatal) Polish: premia (pl) f Portuguese: Brazilian: bônus (pt) m European: bónus (pt) m Russian: пре́мия (ru) f (prémija), бо́нус (ru) m (bónus), надба́вка (ru) f (nadbávka) Spanish: bonificación (es) f, prima (es) f, sobresueldo (es) m, plus (es) m, bonus (es) m, percance (es) m (rare), percances (es) m pl (less rare) Swedish: bonus (sv) c, lönebonus c

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Vietnamese: (please verify) tiền thưởng, (please verify) tiền các

Verb

bonus (third-person singular simple present bonuses or bonusses, present participle bonusing or bonussing, simple past and past participle bonused or bonussed)

1. (transitive) To pay a bonus, premium
   • 1949, Land Values Research Group, Reclamation of an Industrial Suburb:

     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.

   • 1964, Translations on USSR Labor, United States Joint Publications Research Service, page 22:

     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.

   • 1991, Bruce S. Elliott, The City Beyond: A History of Nepean, Birthplace of Canada’s Capital, 1792-1990, Corporation of the City of Nepean, →ISBN, page 130:

     Extracting grants called bonusses from municipal councils had become a fine art in the hands of railway promoters, and by the 1870s councils were aware that huge municipal debts could be mounted up by bonussing railway lines that as often as not never materialized.

Translations

Translations

Spanish: bonificar (es)

Anagrams

• Bonsu, bo'sun, bosun, bouns

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bonus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbonus]
• Hyphenation: bo‧nus

Noun

bonus m inan

1. bonus

Declension

Declension of bonus (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	bonus	bonusy
genitive	bonusu	bonusů
dative	bonusu	bonusům
accusative	bonus	bonusy
vocative	bonuse	bonusy
locative	bonusu	bonusech
instrumental	bonusem	bonusy

Further reading

• “bonus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bonus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Via English bonus from Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥oːnus]

Noun

bonus c (singular definite bonussen, plural indefinite bonusser)

1. bonus (an extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder)
2. bonus (an unexpected benefit)
3. bonus (an extraordinary reduction of a price)

Declension

Declension of bonus

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bonus	bonussen	bonusser	bonusserne
genitive	bonus'	bonussens	bonussers	bonussernes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboː.nʏs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bo‧nus

Noun

bonus m (plural bonussen or boni, diminutive bonusje n)

1. a bonus, an extra or premium
2. (by extension) Any one-off gain
3. good marks in a rating scale, notably to calculate an insurance premium dependent on the number of accidents

Derived terms

• bonus-malus
• bonusaandeel
• bonuscultuur
• bonuslevel
• bonuspunt
• bonusscore

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bonus
• → Sranan Tongo: bones
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bones

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bonus or Latin bonus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo(ː)nus/, [ˈbo̞(ː)nus̠]
• Rhymes: -onus
• Syllabification^(key): bo‧nus
• Hyphenation^(key): bo‧nus

Noun

bonus

1. bonus (something extra)
2. bonus (extra payment to an employee)

Declension

Inflection of bonus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		bonus	bonukset
genitive		bonuksen	bonusten bonuksien
partitive		bonusta	bonuksia
illative		bonukseen	bonuksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		bonus	bonukset
accusative	nom.	bonus	bonukset
	gen.	bonuksen
genitive		bonuksen	bonusten bonuksien
partitive		bonusta	bonuksia
inessive		bonuksessa	bonuksissa
elative		bonuksesta	bonuksista
illative		bonukseen	bonuksiin
adessive		bonuksella	bonuksilla
ablative		bonukselta	bonuksilta
allative		bonukselle	bonuksille
essive		bonuksena	bonuksina
translative		bonukseksi	bonuksiksi
abessive		bonuksetta	bonuksitta
instructive		—	bonuksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bonus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bonukseni bonukseni accusative nom. bonukseni bonukseni gen. bonukseni genitive bonukseni bonusteni bonuksieni partitive bonustani bonuksiani inessive bonuksessani bonuksissani elative bonuksestani bonuksistani illative bonukseeni bonuksiini adessive bonuksellani bonuksillani ablative bonukseltani bonuksiltani allative bonukselleni bonuksilleni essive bonuksenani bonuksinani translative bonuksekseni bonuksikseni abessive bonuksettani bonuksittani instructive — — comitative — bonuksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bonuksesi bonuksesi accusative nom. bonuksesi bonuksesi gen. bonuksesi genitive bonuksesi bonustesi bonuksiesi partitive bonustasi bonuksiasi inessive bonuksessasi bonuksissasi elative bonuksestasi bonuksistasi illative bonukseesi bonuksiisi adessive bonuksellasi bonuksillasi ablative bonukseltasi bonuksiltasi allative bonuksellesi bonuksillesi essive bonuksenasi bonuksinasi translative bonukseksesi bonuksiksesi abessive bonuksettasi bonuksittasi instructive — — comitative — bonuksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bonuksemme bonuksemme accusative nom. bonuksemme bonuksemme gen. bonuksemme genitive bonuksemme bonustemme bonuksiemme partitive bonustamme bonuksiamme inessive bonuksessamme bonuksissamme elative bonuksestamme bonuksistamme illative bonukseemme bonuksiimme adessive bonuksellamme bonuksillamme ablative bonukseltamme bonuksiltamme allative bonuksellemme bonuksillemme essive bonuksenamme bonuksinamme translative bonukseksemme bonuksiksemme abessive bonuksettamme bonuksittamme instructive — — comitative — bonuksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bonuksenne bonuksenne accusative nom. bonuksenne bonuksenne gen. bonuksenne genitive bonuksenne bonustenne bonuksienne partitive bonustanne bonuksianne inessive bonuksessanne bonuksissanne elative bonuksestanne bonuksistanne illative bonukseenne bonuksiinne adessive bonuksellanne bonuksillanne ablative bonukseltanne bonuksiltanne allative bonuksellenne bonuksillenne essive bonuksenanne bonuksinanne translative bonukseksenne bonuksiksenne abessive bonuksettanne bonuksittanne instructive — — comitative — bonuksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bonuksensa bonuksensa accusative nom. bonuksensa bonuksensa gen. bonuksensa genitive bonuksensa bonustensa bonuksiensa partitive bonustaan bonustansa bonuksiaan bonuksiansa inessive bonuksessaan bonuksessansa bonuksissaan bonuksissansa elative bonuksestaan bonuksestansa bonuksistaan bonuksistansa illative bonukseensa bonuksiinsa adessive bonuksellaan bonuksellansa bonuksillaan bonuksillansa ablative bonukseltaan bonukseltansa bonuksiltaan bonuksiltansa allative bonukselleen bonuksellensa bonuksilleen bonuksillensa essive bonuksenaan bonuksenansa bonuksinaan bonuksinansa translative bonuksekseen bonukseksensa bonuksikseen bonuksiksensa abessive bonuksettaan bonuksettansa bonuksittaan bonuksittansa instructive — — comitative — bonuksineen bonuksinensa

Synonyms

• (something extra): ekstra, lisäetu, plussa
• (employee bonus): kannustuspalkkio, tulospalkkio

Derived terms

compounds

• bonusjärjestelmä
• bonuskortti
• bonuslapsi

Further reading

• “bonus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Etymology

English bonus, from Latin bonus. Compare bon (“good”), a doublet inherited from the same Latin word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.nys/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

bonus m (uncountable)

1. premium
2. bonus

Antonyms

• malus

Further reading

• “bonus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bonus, from Latin bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbonus/ [ˈbo.nʊs]
• Rhymes: -onus
• Syllabification: bo‧nus

Noun

bonus (plural bonus-bonus)

1. bonus; something extra that is good; an added benefit
2. bonus; an extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder

   Synonyms: gratifikasi, insentif

Derived terms

• berbonus
• dibonusi
• membonusi

• bonus akhir kontrak
• bonus antisipasi
• bonus demografi
• bonus demografis
• bonus insentif
• bonus kembalian
• bonus loyalitas
• bonus produksi
• bonus retensi
• bonus tahunan
• bonus terjamin
• bonus tundaan

Related terms

• bon

Further reading

• “bonus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin bonus, either through English or influenced by English. Compare the inherited doublet buono (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.nus/
• Rhymes: -ɔnus
• Hyphenation: bò‧nus

Noun

bonus m (invariable)

1. a bonus (all senses)