Anything that tends to arouse.

synonym: fillip.

Roget 641: redundancy, redundance^†; too much, too many; superabundance, superfluity, superfluence^†, saturation; nimiety^†, transcendency, exuberance, profuseness; profusion etc. (plenty) 639; repletion, enough in all conscience, satis superque [Lat.], lion's share; more than enough etc. 639; plethora, engorgement, congestion, load, surfeit, sickener^†; turgescence etc. (expansion) 194^†; overdose, overmeasure^†, oversupply, overflow; inundation etc. (water) 348; avalanche.    accumulation etc. (store) 636; heap etc. 72; drug, drug in the market; glut; crowd; burden.    excess; surplus, overplus^†; epact^†; margin; remainder etc. 40; duplicate; surplusage^†, expletive; work of supererogation; bonus, bonanza.    luxury; intemperance etc. 954; extravagance etc. (prodigality) 818; exorbitance, lavishment^†.    pleonasm etc. (diffuseness) 573; too many irons in the fire; embarras de richesses [Fr.].    ... show more

Roget 784: giving etc. v.; bestowal, bestowment^†, donation; presentation, presentment; accordance; concession; delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment; investment, investiture; award.    almsgiving^†, charity, liberality, generosity.    [Thing given] gift, donation, present, cadeau^†; fairing; free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation; lagniappe [U.S.], pilon [U.S.].    grace, act of grace, bonus.    allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention.    bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation^†, dot, appanage; voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance etc. 783; amortization.    alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule^†, donative^†, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula^†, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail^†, douceur [Fr.], drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld [G.], bakshish^†; fee etc. (recompense) 973; consideration.    bribe, bait, ground bait; peace offering, handsel; boodle [Slang], graft, grease [Slang]; blat [Rus.].    giver, grantor etc. v.; donor, feoffer^†, settlor.    ... show more

Roget 810: receipt, value received, money coming in; income, incomings, innings, revenue, return, proceeds; gross receipts, net profit; earnings etc. (gain) 775; accepta^†, avails.    rent, rent roll; rental, rentage^†; rack-rent.    premium, bonus; sweepstakes, tontine.    pension, annuity; jointure etc. (property) 780^†; alimony, palimony [Coll.], pittance; emolument etc. (remuneration) 973.    ... show more

Roget 973: reward, recompense, remuneration, meed, guerdon^†, reguerdon^†; price.    [payment for damage or debt] indemnity, indemnification; quittance; compensation; reparation, redress, satisfaction; reckoning, acknowledgment, requital, amends, sop; atonement, retribution; consideration, return, quid pro quo.    salvage, perquisite; vail etc. (donation) 784^†.    douceur [Fr.], bribe; hush money, smart money^†; blackmail, extortion; carcelage^†; solatium^†.    allowance, salary, stipend, wages, compensation; pay, payment; emolument; tribute; batta^†, shot, scot; bonus, premium, tip; fee, honorarium; hire; dasturi^†, dustoori^†; mileage.    crown etc. (decoration of honor) 877.    ... show more

Dutch: prikkel, vingerknip, knip
Polish: bonus

An additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output.

synonym: incentive.

Dutch: bonus, douceurtje, extraatje, gratificatie, toegift, toemaatje
Polish: premia