Bonus

See also: bonus, bónus, and bônus

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Bonus (countable and uncountable, plural Bonuses)

1. A surname.
2. A place name:
   1. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bonus is the 38389^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 577 individuals. Bonus is most common among White (66.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (24.96%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bonus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 193.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English bonus, from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːnʊs/

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Noun

Bonus m (strong, genitive Bonus or Bonusses, plural Bonusse or Boni or Bonus)

1. bonus (premium or advantage)

   Antonym: Malus

   • 2022 December 20, Simon Book, “Lufthansa-Boni: Wen kümmern schon Regeln, wenn sich keiner für deren Einhaltung interessiert”, in Der Spiegel‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Der Lufthansa-Vorstand will sich für 2020 und 2021 Millionenboni nachzahlen, obwohl der Bund genau das bei seiner Staatshilfe untersagt hatte.

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2. rebate

Declension

Declension of Bonus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bonus	die	Bonusse, Boni, Bonus
genitive	eines	des	Bonus, Bonusses	der	Bonusse, Boni, Bonus
dative	einem	dem	Bonus, Bonusse1	den	Bonussen, Boni, Bonus
accusative	einen	den	Bonus	die	Bonusse, Boni, Bonus

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Bonustrack
• Kanzlerbonus
• Tittenbonus

Further reading

• “Bonus” in Duden online
• “Bonus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache