as in dividends
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
this job offers a nice Christmas bonus in addition to the salary
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Recent Examples of bonuses
These bonuses are worth $150 more than either card's previous offer and the spending requirement for the Ink Business Unlimited is the same.
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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Those heroics also earned him a new two-year contract on around £400,000 per week plus bonuses.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The offer includes $1,100 ratification bonuses for full-time workers and $750 for part-time employees.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In other news, there could be a slight uptick around finances, especially large money matters like bonuses, royalties or payouts.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Want more Chiefs coverage and subscriber bonuses right in your inbox?
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
OpenAI’s Sam Altman also pledged to send the net worth of his employees soaring with major bonuses this August.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
And given how the likes of Meta are racing to snap up top talent—sometimes with $100 million bonuses—the loss of key personnel could fatally affect a business’s ability to grow and innovate.
—Tiz Gambacorta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Same-Game Parlay Boost For MNF Fanatics Sportsbook regularly releases other NFL bonuses, like the same-game parlay boost available on Monday night.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Those heroics also earned him a new two-year contract on around £400,000 per week plus bonuses.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The offer includes $1,100 ratification bonuses for full-time workers and $750 for part-time employees.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In other news, there could be a slight uptick around finances, especially large money matters like bonuses, royalties or payouts.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Want more Chiefs coverage and subscriber bonuses right in your inbox?
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
OpenAI’s Sam Altman also pledged to send the net worth of his employees soaring with major bonuses this August.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
And given how the likes of Meta are racing to snap up top talent—sometimes with $100 million bonuses—the loss of key personnel could fatally affect a business’s ability to grow and innovate.
—Tiz Gambacorta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Same-Game Parlay Boost For MNF Fanatics Sportsbook regularly releases other NFL bonuses, like the same-game parlay boost available on Monday night.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonuses
Noun
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While not all activists are the same, there are many examples of activist directors pressing for an immediate sale of the company, buybacks, special dividends, or asset disposals rather than investments in growth.—
Kai Liekefett,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Tank Bigsby trade The Eagles’ acquisition of running back/kickoff returner Tank Bigsby could pay immediate dividends for the team with Will Shipley sidelined because of an oblique injury.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And JetBlue's decision to tap the services on select aircraft starting in 2027 and improve on its Fly-fi in-flight WiFi perks still leaves Amazon with a wide gap to bridge in the catch-up with Starlink, whose airline customers include the likes of Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines and Air France.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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This shot up Klarna’s market cap to a whopping $17 billion—and it’s estimated that the stock surge catapulted more than 40 current and former Klarna staffers up into the millionaires’ club, thanks to its employee stock perks.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But physical gifts, even those as impressive as Metcalf’s, can only take an athlete so far.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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In 2006, Universal Music Group and other major labels settled with New York State for $12 million over traditional payola, where radio stations received payments or expensive gifts in exchange for airplay.—
Jared Brenner,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In response to rumors and chatter around his future on the team, the forward posted on Instagram, calling out fans who did not appreciate his contributions.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kraus felt that her contributions to the coverage—a deeper theory as to why Maxwell was used as a scapegoat, with plenty of speculation about the past actions of Bill Clinton—weren’t being sufficiently recognized.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When Leonora slumps against tins of asparagus tips and white peaches in her larder, the moment of collapse is close to unbearable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Still eager for more hoodie styling tips?—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Bonuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonuses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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