Bonus and Increase

Bonus

Bonus noun - Something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed.

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Increase and bonus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Increase" instead a noun "Bonus".

Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).

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Bonus and increase are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bonus" instead a noun "Increase".

short	short bonus	short increase
moderate	moderate bonus	moderate increase
considerable	considerable bonus	considerable increase
substantial	substantial bonus	substantial increase
Other adjectives: small, massive, large, big, huge, little, slight, passive, new, permanent, major, minor, temporary, unexpected, further, significant, greater, larger, random, double, maximum, whopping.

Launch the ball to loop around the upper playfield and down to the flippers, then sweep the three banks of drop targets to advance the bonus and increase the multiplier.

Source: Pinball / Seawitch
Both increase the Magic and Spirit stats, but the former grants a bigger bonus to Magic, while the latter grants a bigger bonus to Spirit.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Alternatively, the strength bonus bestowed by bull figurines is such that not only is their weight completely moot, there's still some of the bonus left over to increase your effective capacity.

Source: Min-Maxing aka: Min Max

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