Bonus
Bonus noun - Something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed.
Usage example: this job offers a nice Christmas bonus in addition to the salary
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Synonyms for Bonus
Windfall
Windfall noun - Something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing.
Usage example: hitting the lottery jackpot was an incredible windfall for the recently laid-off worker
Bonus and windfall are semantically related in jackpot topic. You can use "Bonus" instead a noun "Windfall".
Nearby Word: windstorm
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How words are described
| similar | similar bonus | similar windfall |
| real | real bonus | real windfall |
| massive | massive bonus | massive windfall |
| big | big bonus | big windfall |
| Other adjectives: huge, unexpected, significant, greater. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- A sudden windfall is available, often in the form of a prize for a contest or competition, but sometimes in the form of an inheritance, a hiring bonus for a new job, the price for selling off something the characters own, or some other such thing.
Source: On the Money -
After defeating the final Bonus Boss, you gain a massive windfall of top-tier weapon components...but your contractors dryly comment that the reward is largely meaningless, since you would need to have unparalleled weaponry in order to beat the thing in the first place.
Source: Video Game / I Miss the Sunrise
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