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Definition of: bonus
(bō′nəs) noun plural bo·nus·es
1. An allowance in addition to what is usual, current, or stipulated: a bonus on stocks.
2. Compensation, as for the obtaining of a loan.
3. A grant, as of money, insurance, etc., made by a government to citizens who have rendered military service.
4. A payment out of surplus, made by a life-insurance company to its policy holders. See synonyms under SUBSIDY. [<L, good]
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