noun · neutral
bonus
UK/ˈbəʊ.nəs/US/ˈboʊ.nəs/BO·nus
Band 6-7speakingtask2
an extra payment, often yearly, given in addition to salary
Examples
“Employees often receive a year-end bonus if the company does well.”
“He earned a performance bonus for exceeding targets.”
“As a holiday bonus, the firm gave staff vouchers.”
Band 8 sentence
“Thanks to strong profits this year, the company announced an unprecedented performance bonus for all departments.”
Collocations
- year-end bonus
- performance bonus
- receive a bonus
Word family
bonus nounbonused adjective
Common mistakes
I receive bonus every December→I receive a bonus every December
She got many bonus last year→She got many bonuses last year
Say it for a higher band
5extra money→6reward→7+bonus
Synonyms
incentive
Easily confused
raise
“The company gave all staff a bonus at Christmas.”
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