bonus

n. 奖金, 红利
【经】 奖金, 红利, 额外补贴

名词复数:bonuses 

bo.nus

n.（名词）
【复数】 bo.nus.es
Something given or paid in addition to what is usual or expected.
额外给予的东西：在平常或斯望之外附加给的东西


A sum of money or the equivalent given to an employee in addition to the employee`s usual compensation.
奖金：给雇员的工资以外的一笔钱或相应的东西
A sum of money in addition to salary that is given to a professional athlete for signing up with a team.
津贴：职业运动员与队里签约后薪水之外应得的一笔钱
A subsidy from a government to an industry.
补助费：政府给予工矿企业的补助
A premium, as of stock, that is given by a corporation to another party, such as a purchaser of its securities.
余利：由公司给另一些人（比如购买本公司的证券者）的股息余利
A sum of money that is paid by a corporation in excess of interest or royalties charged for the granting of a privilege or a loan to that corporation.
红包：由公司付给因授予特权或贷款给本公司的利息或版税以外的一笔钱

来源：
From Latin [good] * see deu- 2
源自 拉丁语 [好的] *参见 deu- 2

<参考词汇><同义词>bonus,bounty,subsidy,premium,prize,reward,gratuityEach of these nouns denotes a form of extra payment.
这些名词都代表一种附加报酬形式。
Bonus usually applies to money in excess of what is normally received or strictly due,given especially in recognition of superior effort or achievement or as a share in profits:
Bonus 通常用来指在正常所得或严格规定之外多出的钱，特别是作为对超常的努力或成就的一种认可或利润的分享：
例句：
Those who put in many hours of overtime will receive a percentage of their salary as a bonus. A
那些付出许多加班时间的人将得到相当于其工资的一部分作为奖金。

bounty is a sum of money offered by a government for the performance of a special service considered to be desirable:
bounty 是指政府给予那些圆满完成特殊任务的人的钱：
例句：
The sheriff announced a bounty of 5 dollars for the pelt of every coyote killed.
那位长官宣布每张杀死的狼皮付5美元的赏金。

Subsidy refers to a grant from a government in support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest:
Subsidy 指政府支持公益事业的经费：
例句：
The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence. A
那个大学将得到一笔人工智能研究的补助费。

premium is generally something given as an incentive:
premium 常是作为刺激性的诱因给出：
例句：
.Brown & Williamson . . . has been a pioneer in direct mail since it began offering premiums for coupons on its . . . packages. (ADWEEK). A
.布朗和威廉姆森公司…自从开始向邮寄包裹者赠送优惠券后开发了邮件直接投递业务. （广告周刊）。

prize is awarded for superiority or victory,as in a contest or competition:
Prize 是奖给优胜或胜利者的，比如竞争或竞赛的胜者：
例句：
.Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest . . . I must decline the Pulitzer Prize. (Sinclair Lewis).
.每项强迫都使作家变得本份礼貌、顺从而不出成果。为了抗议…我必须拒绝普利策奖. （辛克莱·路易斯）。

Reward refers broadly to payment for a specific meritorious service:
Reward 广泛用于指付给一项明确的有利行为的钱：
例句：
A $0,000 reward was offered to anyone who could provide information useful in retrieving the stolen silver. A
将奖励任何能为追回被盗的银子提供线索的人0,000美元。

gratuity
gratuity
is a gift of money made in appreciation of services rendered:
是对提供的服务表示感激的钱：
例句：
Gratuities for waiters are included in the bill.
给侍者的小费包括在帐单中