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• BONUS (a jocular application of the Lat. bonus, for bonum, " a good thing ")

BONUS (a jocular application of the See also:

• LAT

Lat. bonus, for bonum, " a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good thing ")  , a sum paid to shareholders in a See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint-stock See also:

• COMPANY

company, as an addition to the See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary See also:

• DIVIDEND (Lat. dividendum, a thing to be divided)

dividend, and generally given out of accumulated profits, or out of profits gained from exceptional transactions . As used by See also:

• INSURANCE

insurance companies, the word denotes the addition made to the amount of a policy by a See also:

• DISTRIBUTION (Lat. distribuere, to deal out)

distribution See also:

• PRO

pro rata of accumulated profits or surplus . In a more See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general sense, See also:

• BONUS (a jocular application of the Lat. bonus, for bonum, " a good thing ")

bonus is any See also:

• PAYMENT (Fr. paiement, from payer, to pay; Lat. pacare, to appease, pax, peace)

payment or remuneration over and above what is due and promised .