Antonyms for bonus

Grammar : Noun

Spell : boh-nuhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈboʊ nəs

Definition of bonus

Origin : 1773, "Stock Exchange Latin" [Weekley], from Latin bonus "good" (adj.); see bene-. The correct noun form would be bonum. In U.S. history the bonus army was tens of thousands of World War I veterans and followers who marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 demanding early redemption of their service bonus certificates (which carried a maximum value of $625).

noun unexpected extra

Example sentences :

No, what I want to get at is your idea of what should come to you, as a bonus, when I scoop the board.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

Bonus Bill, advocated by Calhoun, 257;vetoed by Madison, 257.
Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson

To win on first card played a bonus of half the limit hand is given.
Extract from : « Pung Chow » by Lew Lysle Harr

A prince, even, would have been satisfied with such a bonus.
Extract from : « Louise de la Valliere » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere

The agitation for a bonus therefore continues in the United States.
Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith

In the United States, for instance, a bonus of $10 per ounce was asked for.
Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith

A fifty thousand dollar bonus if you bring me a time traveler.
Extract from : « Unborn Tomorrow » by Dallas McCord Reynolds

Stumpy heard his grandfather say something about "bonus" as he passed him.
Extract from : « The Coming Wave » by Oliver Optic

There's a sort o' bonus we pays down, you know—for a Chinyman to do the odd jobs.
Extract from : « Cressy » by Bret Harte

In that case,” observed Wyllard, “somebody would lose his bonus.
Extract from : « Masters of the Wheat-Lands » by Harold Bindloss

Synonyms for bonus

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