{
    "term": "bonus",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an extra amount of money that is added to a payment, especially to somebody’s wages or salary as a reward",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a £100 Christmas bonus"
                },
                {
                    "text": "productivity bonuses"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the row over bankers' bonuses"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is actually paid will depend on the bonus payments made at the end of the policy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All employees get an annual bonus before the summer holidays."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All workers participate in the bonus scheme."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was awarded a cash bonus of $2 500."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you don't meet our targets, you'll lose your bonus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some employees will receive discretionary bonus payments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will receive a bonus for high levels of productivity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone in the company gets a 10% Christmas bonus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some of the top executives are awarded bonuses of up to £1m."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money", "Working life"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"],
                "verb + bonus": ["award (somebody)", "give somebody", "pay somebody"],
                "bonus + noun": ["payment", "scheme"],
                "preposition": ["bonus of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "anything pleasant that is extra and more or better than you were expecting",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Being able to walk to work is an **added bonus** of the new job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As a bonus, club members can get free tickets for all the family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One of the great bonuses of retirement is having time to spare."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It came as an unexpected bonus when Jim said he'd lend us his car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A major bonus to the conference is the presence of several interpreters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sunshine on the final day was a welcome bonus for the spectators."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house is comfortable, and as an added bonus, it's near my work."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "huge", "major"],
                "preposition": ["bonus for"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbəʊnəs/",
                "audio": "bo/bonus/bonus__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbəʊnəs/",
                "audio": "bo/bonus/bonus__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent. (probably originally Stock Exchange slang): from Latin bonus (masculine) ‘good’, used in place of bonum (neuter) ‘good, good thing’."
}