bonification
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "We beg leave to state that on high colors cut by ten yards, (instead of twelve yards for ordinary colors,) there is a bonification of eight per cent."
- "A bonification of the mash and material tax at the former rate will be paid only on exportations to foreign countries, since all the German states have accepted the alcohol-tax law of June 24, 1887."
- "The amount of the bonifications is to be fixed quarterly."
- "Besides the commission allowed him for purchasing the cotton and tobacco, which amounted to about $40,000, the witness said he received a "bonification commission" on the return or processed of sales, which amounted to upwards of $20,000 or more--making his compensation as agent rising $60,000."
- "Obviously, if the bonifications are received in cash, some risky creative bookkeeping is required on the agency side."
- "Somewhat confusingly, the bonification – or bonus – is subtracted from the rider's time, not added to it."
Etymology
From bonus + -ification.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: ification