bonus A2 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈboʊ.nəs/ UK /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ See IPA manual Freq #5199 Meanings 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 noun Something extra and welcome; an added benefit. The hotel was cheap, and the free breakfast was a nice bonus. 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an extra amount of money... incentive Word family Forms bonuses Derived forms antibonusbonus-lessbonus-pointbonusgatenon-bonusnonbonus Common collocations hefty bonus Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin bonus (“good”). Doublet of bona. Topics Money & Finance Sports & Fitness External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bonus **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈboʊ.nəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ **Frequency rank:** 5199 ## Meanings 1. An extra amount of money given to someone in addition to their normal pay. 2. Something extra and welcome; an added benefit. 3. Extra points added to a player's score for good performance in a game. ## Examples - Every employee received a bonus at the end of the year. - The hotel was cheap, and the free breakfast was a nice bonus. - You get a bonus for every second left on the clock. ## Derived Forms - antibonus - bonus-less - bonus-point - bonusgate - non-bonus - nonbonus ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin bonus (“good”). Doublet of bona. ## AI Etymology Bonus was borrowed from Latin bonus (“good”). Doublet of bona. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Sports & Fitness markdown