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sign-on bonus

sign-on bonus noun: a one-time payment provided by one contracting party to the other as a financial inducement to formalize and execute the contractual agreement.

Noun

sign-on bonus (plural sign-on bonuses)

  1. A one-time payment provided by one contracting party to the other as a financial inducement to formalize and execute the contractual agreement.
    Synonyms:
    signing bonus

Synonyms of sign-on bonus

Forms of sign-on bonus

pluralsign-on bonuses
alternative formsign on bonus

Questions about sign-on bonus

What does sign-on bonus mean?
Sign-on bonus means a one-time payment provided by one contracting party to the other as a financial inducement to formalize and execute the contractual agreement.
What part of speech is sign-on bonus?
Sign-on bonus is a noun.
What is the plural of sign-on bonus?
The plural of sign-on bonus is sign-on bonuses.

Words near sign-on bonus in the dictionary

  1. sign-ins
  2. sign-manual
  3. sign-off
  4. sign-offs
  5. sign-on
  6. sign-on bonus
  7. sign-on bonuses
  8. sign-ons
  9. sign-out
  10. sign-outs
  11. sign-post

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