bonusses

[…]: Provided, That if a system of common schools shall be adopted and put into operation by the present general assembly, the funds which may accrue after the year 1837 for the benefit of common schools, from the bonusses of the present banks,and bonusses and dividends arising from other incorporate companies, and from privileges, fines, penalties and taxes, shall constitute part of the annual fund of distribution by the superintendent, and shall not be subscribed in stock in the state bank.

1839, Documents Accompanying the Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, at the Annual Session in 1839, Detroit: J. S. and S. A. Bagg, page 165

For instance, talented employees in pride-driven organizations will only perform at their best when bonusses are paid or when they can attain a higher status in the organization. However, when the organization struggles financially due to unforeseen circumstances and cannot afford to pay bonusses or to promote employees, these employees leave the organization at a time when the organization needs them most.

2019, Michiel Frederick Coetzer, Leading Business Beyond Profit: A Practical Guide to Leading a Business to Profit and Significance, WestBow Press, →ISBN