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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bonus \Bo"nus\, n.; pl {Bonuses}. [L. bonus good. Cf {Bonny}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bonus n 1: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" [syn: {fillip}] 2: an additional payment to employees as a means of increasing output [syn: {incentive}]
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