bonus
/ˈbəʊnəs/noun
उच्चारण बोनस
बोनस, अतिरिक्त भुगतान
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[C]
an extra amount of money that is added to a payment, especially to somebody's wages as a reward
बोनस, अतिरिक्त भुगतान
- a Diwali bonus
- a performance bonus
- Employees received a bonus before Diwali.
+ 2 more examples
- The company pays an annual bonus to its staff.
- He earned a bonus for finishing the project early.
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[C]
anything pleasant that is added to something else and so makes it even better
अतिरिक्त लाभ
- The hostel is near the library, which is a bonus.
- The free breakfast was a nice bonus on an already comfortable train journey.
- The sunny weather was an added bonus.
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- Getting a window seat was a bonus on the long bus ride.
- Finding a cheap hotel was an unexpected bonus.
Synonyms advantage plus benefit boon extra
Opposite drawback disadvantage minus
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a bonus (countable) / bonuses
The plural of bonus is bonuses, not bonus or bonii. It is countable and takes a or an.
'Bonus' का plural 'bonuses' है; यह countable है और इसके साथ 'a' लगता है।
- The staff received a bonus before Diwali.
- Both bonuses were paid on time.
bonus + for / on / of
Use for before the reason, of before the amount and on before the thing the bonus is linked to.
कारण से पहले 'for', रकम से पहले 'of' और जिससे बोनस जुड़ा हो उससे पहले 'on' आता है।
- She got a bonus for good performance.
- The firm paid a bonus of ten thousand rupees.
a bonus (extra advantage)
Outside money, a bonus is any pleasant extra, often in the phrase it is a bonus that.
धन के अतिरिक्त, 'bonus' कोई सुखद अतिरिक्त लाभ है, प्रायः 'it is a bonus that' के रूप में।
- The free Wi-Fi in the hostel was an added bonus.
bonus (exam / sports) + noun
In sport and exams, bonus points are extra marks for something beyond the basic requirement.
खेल और परीक्षा में 'bonus points' बुनियादी आवश्यकता से अधिक कार्य पर मिलने वाले अतिरिक्त अंक हैं।
- The team gained a bonus point for scoring four tries.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bonus
annualfestivalperformance-relatedgenerousadded
- The annual bonus was paid in October.
verb + bonus
payreceiveearncutoffer
- The company cut the bonus because of losses.
bonus + noun
pointspaymentschemesharesmarks
- The scheme gives bonus points for early filing.
bonus + for / of
for good workfor salesof one month's payof fifty per cent
- Employees got a bonus of one month's salary.
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- The factory workers demanded a higher bonus this Diwali.
कारखाने के कामगारों ने इस दीवाली पर अधिक बोनस की माँग की।
- The cheap train ticket was a bonus on top of the free meal.
सस्ता रेल टिकट मुफ़्त भोजन के ऊपर एक अतिरिक्त लाभ था।
- Radhika received a bonus for completing the project early.
राधिका को परियोजना समय से पहले पूरी करने पर बोनस मिला।
- The bank pays an interest bonus on long fixed deposits.
बैंक लंबी सावधि जमा पर ब्याज बोनस देता है।
- It is a bonus that the venue is close to the metro station.
यह एक अतिरिक्त सुविधा है कि स्थल मेट्रो स्टेशन के पास है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The workers received two bonus this year.
✓ The workers received two bonuses this year.
The plural of bonus is bonuses.
'Bonus' का plural 'bonuses' है।
✗ We were given a bonus on our hard work.
✓ We were given a bonus for our hard work.
Use for before the reason for a bonus.
बोनस के कारण से पहले 'for' आता है।
✗ The firm gave us bonus of Diwali.
✓ The firm gave us a Diwali bonus.
A countable noun needs an article; Diwali before bonus names the occasion.
Countable noun के पहले article चाहिए; occasion बताने के लिए Diwali को bonus से पहले रखिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
bo·nus
?Which word?
Keep the extra-money words together: bonus (extra pay), incentive (money to encourage effort), perk (an extra benefit of a job), gratuity (money paid on retirement, or a tip).
अतिरिक्त धन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: bonus (अतिरिक्त वेतन), incentive (प्रयास के लिए प्रोत्साहन राशि), perk (नौकरी का अतिरिक्त लाभ), gratuity (सेवानिवृत्ति पर राशि, या टिप)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, gives workers an annual bonus.
Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 श्रमिकों को वार्षिक बोनस देता है।