malus

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No, the kindly law professor explains, the other kind of malus - "bad."

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  • No, the kindly law professor explains, the other kind of malus - "bad." —  Crimlaw
  • UBS is holding bonuses in escrow to be taken back as a malus (the opposite of bonus) if the bank loses money. —  pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator
  • I was pretty sure malus means "bad", but it's been 25 years since I studied Latin so I looked it up: malus (1) - a - um: comp. peior - us; superl. pessimus - a - um [bad, evil (physically or morally); unfavorable, unsuccessful, ugly]. —  Crimlaw
  • Under the system, dubbed "bonus-malus," car buyers can take money off the purchase price depending on how much CO2 the vehicle emits. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
  • Sure the Harper clowns can be trusted to pull off a sincere celebration ... la globulle Monsieur from bonus malus, Canada writes: mr Mulroney has brought about more positive and lasting change to canada and canadians than the ensuing governements all put together. —  The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
 

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