bonus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun anything that tends to arouse
    fillip.
    • his approval was an added fillip
  2. noun an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
    incentive.

WordNet

Bo"nus noun
Etymology
L. bonus good. Cf. Bonny.
Wordforms
plural Bonuses
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913