MALUS

Malus, genus Malus

(noun) apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

malus (plural maluses)

(business) The 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.

(rare) A penalty or negative thing.

Usage notes

• May occur in financial services in connection with defaulted loans.

• Sometimes used in reference to games as a negative counterpart to "bonus".

Synonyms

• clawback

Coordinate terms

• disgorgement

Etymology 2

Noun

malus

plural of malu

Anagrams

• alums, lumas, mauls, musal

Source: Wiktionary



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