malus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The loss or return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.
  2. A penalty or negative thing.
noun
  1. A plant of the genus Malus (the apples).
noun
  1. plural of malu

Pronunciation

/ˈmeɪ.ləs/ /ˈmɑː.ləs/ /ˈmæ.ləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-malus.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-malus2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-malus3.wav

Word forms

malus maluses mali

Etymology

From Latin malus, by analogy with bonus (“additional compensation”). Doublet of mal.

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