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bonus

DEFINITIONS OF: bonus

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n an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Synonyms:
incentive
Types:
premium
a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
dividend
a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
sales incentive
remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal
Type of:
payment
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

n anything that tends to arouse

Synonyms:
fillip
Type of:
positive stimulus
a stimulus with desirable consequences
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