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# bonus

«bonus» in Mova's school dictionary: **extra money paid on top of normal pay, often as a reward…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a bonus, bonuses); adjective use (bonus points, bonus round)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A bonus is extra money paid on top of normal pay, often as a reward for good work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/#m1)

2) A bonus is any extra good thing you did not expect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/#m2)

3) In games and quizzes, bonus points or a bonus round give extra chances to score. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths word problems a bonus is an amount added on: total = pay + bonus, or points + bonus points. In everyday life it means a nice extra. Phrases: «an added bonus», «bonus points», «a bonus question», «Christmas bonus».

### examples

- Dad got a bonus at work this year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/#x1)
- Answer the bonus question for 5 extra points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/#x2)
- Lia scored 20 points and a 10-point bonus; what was her total? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/#x3)
- The sunny weather was an added bonus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/#x4)
- Each worker gets a bonus of 50 pounds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/#x5)
- We reached the bonus level in the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/#x6)

### note

Plural: bonuses. Countable. «An added bonus» is common though a bit repetitive. Maths: a bonus is usually added; a «bonus of 10%» means add 10% of the amount.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bonus» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonus/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.