bonus[noun]Synonyms: extra, dividend, gift, icing on the cake, plus, premium, prize, reward
English Thesaurus: pay, meet the cost of something, foot the bill, pick up the tab, fork out/shell out, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
bo‧nus S2 /ˈbəʊnəs $ ˈboʊ-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Latin;
Origin: 'good']
1. money added to someone’s wages, especially as a reward for good work:
Long-term savers qualify for a cash bonus. Further additions to your pay may take the form of bonus payments. a Christmas bonus Each worker receives an annual bonus. a £20,000 bonus2. something good that you did not expect in a situation
bonus for Britain’s possession of North Sea oil has proved a bonus for British technology. He promised to take me to the match, with the added bonus of an afternoon off school.3. no-claims bonus British English a reduction in the cost of your car insurance when you do not make a
claim in a particular year
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pay to give someone money for something you are buying from them, or a service they are providing:
I paid a lot of money for that computer. You have to pay to park your car.meet the cost of something to pay for something for someone else, or to provide the money needed to do something:
We will meet the cost of your travelling expenses. The cost will be met from public donations.foot the bill to pay for something for someone else, especially when you do not want to, or do not think that you should:
As usual, the taxpayer will have to foot the bill.pick up the tab informal to pay for something:
My company will pick up the tab for all moving costs.fork out/shell out informal to pay a lot of money for something because you have to and not because you want to:
He had to fork out £500 to get his car fixed. Fans are having to shell out roughly $65 per seat for football games.settle the bill to pay the bill after eating a meal, staying in a hotel etc:
She went down to the hotel lobby to settle the bill.give especially spoken to pay a particular amount of money for something – used especially when saying how much you are willing to pay:
How much will you give me for the car? I’ll give you $50 for the lot (=for everything).something is on somebody spoken used when saying that someone else will pay for your meal, drinks etc:
Order whatever you like – this is on me! The drinks are on the house (=the bar, restaurant etc will let you have them for free). Put your money away – the drinks are on us.low Nurses often work long hours for relatively low pay.good The work was steady and the pay was pretty good.higher/better Workers demanded higher pay.equal pay (=the same pay for the same type of work) The women at the factory went on strike for equal pay.basic pay British English,
base pay American English (=not including overtime pay or bonuses) The basic pay is so low you end up doing lots of overtime.take-home pay (=after tax etc has been taken away) Their average take-home pay is just £120.overtime pay (=for extra hours that you work) Their bosses had to approve any overtime pay.holiday pay British English,
vacation pay American English (=pay when you are on holiday) Servicemen and women get no holiday pay, no overtime, no weekends off.sick pay (=pay when you are ill) As a self-employed person, you get no sick pay or benefits.maternity pay (=pay while a woman takes time off to have a baby) If you have worked here a year, you are entitled to 3 month’s maternity pay.redundancy pay British English,
severance pay American English (=pay when there is no longer a job for you) We invested our redundancy pay in a new business venture.full pay They were immediately suspended on full pay pending a full inquiry.half pay In 1822 he retired from the army as captain on half pay.a pay increase Teachers will be awarded a 6% pay increase this year.a pay rise British English,
pay raise American English If you get promoted, will you get a pay rise?a pay cut Staff were asked to take a 10% pay cut.a rate of pay (
also a pay rate)
(=the amount paid every hour, week etc) Many workers in the catering industry are on low rates of pay.a pay cheque British English,
a paycheck American English (=the money you earn every week or month) Stretching your money until the next pay cheque arrives often becomes difficult.a pay freeze (=when no one’s pay is increased) Ministers have approved a public sector pay freeze.a pay claim British English (=official request for more pay) The miners voted for strike action in support of their pay claim.a pay dispute (=disagreement between an employer and employees about pay) Many flights were cancelled because of a pilots’ pay dispute.pay and conditions (=the conditions in which people work and the pay they get) The unions are demanding better pay and conditions.income money that you receive from working, investments etc:
families on a low incomesalary the pay that professional people such as teachers or lawyers earn every year:
a salary of $65,000 a yearwages the pay that someone earns every hour or every week:
Her wages barely cover the rent.bonus money added to someone’s pay, as a reward for good work or as a reward when the company does well:
The company pays an attendance bonus – if you go 30 days without being late or absent, you get the bonus.earnings all the money that you earn by working:
In a good year, a bonus can double an executive’s earnings. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲