BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Bonus
- a financial incentive given to employees in addition to their base pay in the form of a one-time payment or as part of a bonus plan
Wiktionary Definition for: Bonus
- Something extra that is good
- An extra amount of money given to an employee
- Ex:''The employee received a '''bonus''' for his excellent work.''
- a good, moral, honest or brave man
- gentleman
- good
Additional Resources
- How American Airlines Used Employee Feedback to Fix Its Bonus Plan
- American Airlines wanted to reward staff for reaching corporate goals. It didn't fly — until the bonuses were tied to goals employees had control over. ...
- Articles 2009-09-21
- Savings Watch: Bonus accounts
- Savers looking for the best returns should consider putting their money in a bonus account. The ING Direct Savings Account has a rate of 5 per cent for new customers and Citibank's Reward Saver offers 4.5 per cent. Both are no-notice accounts and can be opened with a deposit of...
- News items 2009-08-07
- CBS.com has CSI bonus.(CBS Inc. to offer CSI: Miami video series with a bonus scene on its website)(Brief Article)
- CBS will make a DVD-like bonus scene of hit drama CSI: Miami available on CBS.com following the Nov. 21 broadcast of the show. The bonus scene, created for the Web, will debut on CBS.com following the Monday night airing on the east coast. The ... ...
- Research articles 2005-11-21
- Pru joins those slashing rates.(Prudential is reducing bonus rates)(Brief Article)
- Prudential is reducing bonus rates on with profits policies under the Prudential and Scottish Amicable brands because of depressed stock market levels. Terminal bonus rates were reduced with effect from 3 December. ... Prudential is reducing bonus rates on with profits policies under the Prudential...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Earn up to 20,000 bonus miles with Delta`s new BusinessElite U.S. Service; SkyMiles bonus offers double and triple miles.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 March 2000-DELTA AIR LINES: Earn up to 20,000 bonus miles with Delta`s new BusinessElite U.S. Service; SkyMiles bonus offers double and triple miles C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20032000 ATLANTA -- Going coast-to-coast? If so, Delta Air Lines has...
- Research articles 2000-03-22
- Northwest increases bonus miles for purchasing tickets at nwa.com; Earn up to 5,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles for first time ticket purchase at nwa.com.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 August 2001-NORTHWEST AIRLINES: Northwest increases bonus miles for purchasing tickets at nwa.com; Earn up to 5,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles for first time ticket purchase at nwa.com C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13082001 MINNEAPOLIS -- Northwest Airlines is increasing...
- Research articles 2001-08-13
- Friends Provident bonus review.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-20 August 2004-FRIENDS PROVIDENT: Friends Provident bonus reviewC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08202004 Friends Provident, the FTSE 100 insurance and investment group, has today announced details of its mid-year review of with profits bonus rates. Interim regular bonus...
- Research articles 2004-08-20
- BONUS.COM: Bonus.com the SuperSite for Kids reports major increase in traffic.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-20 April 1999-BONUS.COM: Bonus.com the SuperSite for Kids reports major increase in traffic C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:190499 * Popular children's website is a favored haven for kids Palo Alto, CA -- Bonus.com the SuperSite for Kids (http://www.bonus.com)...
- Research articles 1999-04-20
- U.S. Bank Customers Win Big in the U.S. Bank $100,000 Cash Bonus Holiday Sweepstakes
- MINNEAPOLIS -- U.S. Bank has awarded ten of its customers $10,000 each as part of the U.S. Bank $100,000 Cash Bonus Holiday Sweepstakes. The U.S. Bank $100,000 Cash Bonus Holiday Sweepstakes ran from November 7, 2007 thru December 31, 2007 to raise awareness of the value of shopping at...
- Research articles 2008-03-13
- EU ministers pledge to end banker bonus party
- By Anna Willard of Reuters BRUSSELS - European finance ministers have pledged to clamp down on banker bonuses, raising the prospect of spreading such payouts over years or demanding back money if business turns sour. Last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled rules for his country's bankers and said he...
- News items 2009-09-02
- First Disney DVD to Provide Enhanced Bonus Content for Mac OS X
- DVD News 07-07-2004 First Disney DVD to Provide Enhanced Bonus Content for Mac OS X DVD NEWS-7 July 2004-First Disney DVD to Provide Enhanced Bonus Content for Mac OS X C1999-2004 DVD News. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communication...
- Research articles 2004-07-07
- CEO'S bonus cut at Morgan Stanley. (At the Bell).
- * Morgan Stanley's CEO, Philip Purcell, saw his bonus drop by 40% last year. He took down $7.6 million in a cash bonus in 2001, compared with $12.6 million a year earlier, when the Wall Street ... * Morgan Stanley's CEO, Philip Purcell, saw his...
- Research articles 2002-02-18
- Banking execs get bonus only if they meet goals
- If a bonus is truly performance-based, then one could deduce that First Mariner Bancorp had the best year as its chairman and chief executive officer reaped the largest bonus payout among his peers -- some of whom were denied bonus pay. First Mariner Chief Edwin F. Hale Sr. earned...
- Research articles 2002-04-16
- SEC Development Could Affect Bonus VA Contracts.
- A recent Securities and Exchange Commission development could significantly change the popularity and maybe even the design of "bonus" variable annuities, or VAs that credit an extra "bonus" amount, based on a specified percent of A recent Securities and Exchange Commission development could significantly change...
- Research articles 1999-12-13
- Matsushita proposes 7-for-10 bonus, BUSINESS TIMES
- Business Times Malaysia 08-01-2002 MATSUSHITA Electric Company Malaysia Bhd said it is proposing a 7- for-10 bonus issue of 25 million new shares. The bonus issue, which will increase its share capital to RM60.7 million from RM35.7 million Business...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- MICROSOFT CHINA TO IMPLEMENT STOCK BONUS IN CHINA AS OF SEPTEMBER
- AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2003 Microsoft China to Implement Stock Bonus in China as of September BEIJING, Aug 01, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Microsoft will implement its Stock Bonus Program as of September all over the world. Then, the employe AsiaInfo...
- Research articles 2003-08-01
- CITIBANK CHINA MAY REDUCE EMPLOYEE BONUS
- AsiaInfo Services 01-21-2008 Citibank China May Reduce Employee Bonus SHANGHAI, Jan 21, 2008 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Citibank China Ltd. may not pay bonus to some of its employs, due to the underperformances of its parent Citigroup caused by the AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2008-01-21
- P&G rewards ceo with $3.5m bonus.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
- Strong profits from P&G, up 25 per cent this year, have resulted in a $3.5m bonus for ceo AG Lafley pictured--double his $1.7m annual salary. However, most of Lafley's bonus payments will be tied to future company performance in the form of sto Strong profits from...
- Research articles 2004-09-10
- American Airlines offers AAdvantage bonus miles to customers traveling between the United States and Japan; AAdvantage members can earn up to 35,000 bonus miles in 2003.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-29 May 2003-American Airlines: American Airlines offers AAdvantage bonus miles to customers traveling between the United States and Japan; AAdvantage members can earn up to 35,000 bonus miles in 2003C1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05292003 FORT WORTH, Texas -- Traveling between...
- Research articles 2003-05-29
- Ring in the New Year with Bonus Miles; SkyMiles members can earn up to 10,000 bonus miles through the "Bon Appetit" promotion.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-4 January 2007-Delta-Air: Ring in the New Year with Bonus Miles; SkyMiles members can earn up to 10,000 bonus miles through the "Bon Appetit" promotionC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04012007 ATLANTA - Delta and the SkyMiles Dining & Hotels by Rewards ...
- Research articles 2007-01-04
