Bonus
nounAn extra reward or benefit beyond what is expected.
From Latin 'bonus' meaning 'good.' It entered English as a financial term for extra pay. The Latin root is also the source of the word 'boon.'
Full entry on Wiktionary ↗From Bonus to Lives
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Two stepping stones: the D (rung 1, for bonds) and the F (rung 3, for finds) — each borrowed to keep a rung a real word, then given back before the end. There may be several par routes — the census above shows which ones climbers actually took.
An extra reward or benefit beyond what is expected.
From Latin 'bonus' meaning 'good.' It entered English as a financial term for extra pay. The Latin root is also the source of the word 'boon.'
Full entry on Wiktionary ↗The state of being alive.
The word 'life' comes from Old English 'lif', meaning existence or the living body. It is closely related to the Old English verb 'libban', meaning to live. The same root gave rise to the modern word 'live'.
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