Bonus

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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.

• 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.

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

Borrowed from English bonus, from Latin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːnʊs/

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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, →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

• Bonustrack
• Kanzlerbonus
• Tittenbonus

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