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Webster 1913 Edition

(bō′nŭs)

Noun.

;

pl.

Bonuses

(-ĕz)

[L.

bonus

good. Cf.

(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.

An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits.

Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.

Noun.

[L.] A premium given for a charter or other privilege granted to a company.

See also: bonus, Bonus, and bónus

bônus m (uncountable) (Brazilian orthography)