an extra amount of money that is added to a payment, especially to sb's wages as a reward 奖金；津贴◆If he had stayed on as CEO, he would have received a $1 million bonus. 如果他仍担任首席执行官，他原本会得到 100 万元的奖金。◆Productivity bonuses are paid to staff meeting agreed targets. 生产奖金按员工会议上商定的金额发放。◆bonus payments 奖金➡ see note at salary ⨁to earn / get / receive a bonus 赚得／获得／收到奖金⨁to award / pay (sb) a bonus 给予／支付（某人）奖金⨁merit / performance / productivity bonuses 功绩／业绩／生产奖金⨁an annual / end-of year / a year-end bonus 年度／年末／年终奖金⨁a loyalty / retention / signing bonus 忠诚／挽留／签约奖金
() a payment in money or shares that a company makes to its shareholders （公司发给股东的）红利◆The company will issue one bonus share for every share held. 公司将给所持有的每股股票发放一份红利股。⨁bonus dividends / shares / stock 红利；红股；红利股
() ( ˌcapital ˈbonus) a share of its profits that a life insurance company pays to its customers ( policyholders) （人寿保险公司支付给投保人的）余利◆Terminal bonuses (= an extra payment made at the end of a life insurance contract) are being cut completely. 人寿保险合同终期余利被彻底取消。