Work and business / B1

BOHN-uh-s/ˈbəʊnəs/

A bonus is extra money or an unexpected extra advantage: a Christmas bonus; a bonus question; added bonus. Extra is the everyday adjective; perk is informal for a job extra (a company car). Performance bonus is typical at work. Do not write “a bonus money” — bonus already means the extra pay. As a plus is a close informal phrase for the advantage sense.

Meaning

Extra money or an extra advantage that you did not expect.

Examples

• “Staff received a bonus at the end of the year.”
• “Everyone on the team received a performance bonus in March.”
• “Free parking is a bonus if you work in the city centre.”

Good to know

a Christmas / performance bonus. added bonus. Informal job extra: perk. Everyday adjective: extra.

Near in meaning

extra

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