bonus

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An extra amount of money given to someone in addition to their normal pay.

   Every employee received a bonus at the end of the year.

2. 2
   noun

   Something extra and welcome; an added benefit.

   The hotel was cheap, and the free breakfast was a nice bonus.

3. 3
   noun

   Extra points added to a player's score for good performance in a game.

   You get a bonus for every second left on the clock.

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Simplified etymology

Bonus was adopted directly from Latin bonus, meaning “good,” and became fully naturalized in English.

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

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