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signing bonus

signing bonus noun: synonym of sign-on bonus.

Noun

signing bonus (plural signing bonuses)

  1. Synonym of sign-on bonus.
    • The Tigers are collecting dividends now . . . as a result of the $52,000 check which Owner Walter O. Briggs handed Wakefield in July 1941, when as a sophomore at Michigan, he signed with Detroit. It was the biggest signing bonus in major league history.1944 September 21, “Wakefield Supplies Batting Punch in Detroit Tigers' Pennant Drive”, in Milwaukee Journal, retrieved 20 Sep 2012, page 12
    • Signed. Emmitt Smith, 27, running back; to the Dallas Cowboys. The eight-year, $48 million contract includes a record $15 million signing bonus.1996 August 26, “Milestones”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    sign-on bonus

Synonyms of signing bonus

Forms of signing bonus

pluralsigning bonuses

Questions about signing bonus

What does signing bonus mean?
Signing bonus means synonym of sign-on bonus.
What part of speech is signing bonus?
Signing bonus is a noun.
What is the plural of signing bonus?
The plural of signing bonus is signing bonuses.

Words near signing bonus in the dictionary

  1. signifying monkeys
  2. signifyingly
  3. signifyings
  4. signing
  5. signing away
  6. signing bonus
  7. signing bonuses
  8. signing in
  9. signing into
  10. signing off
  11. signing on

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