how to pronounce bonus

/ˈboʊnəs/

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bonus is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bonus in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… but here's an added bonus in the u.s …”

meaning of bonus

Bonus means an extra amount of money given to someone for doing a job well.

bonus frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word bonus occurs in english on average 26.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics bonus can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that bonus can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;