[ UK /ˈə‍ʊnəs/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊnəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. an onerous or difficult concern
    the burden of responsibility
    that's a load off my mind
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How To Use onus In A Sentence

  • And if you can develop a machine to look for the needle in the haystack and what you come out with from having the machine sift through the haystack is a box of straw, where maybe the needle's in there and maybe a few bonus needles, then that's a whole lot better than having humans try to sift through a haystack. Wired Top Stories
  • Consequently it puts a great deal of onus to get points at home. The Sun
  • Follow up with a fine cigar from the San Andres Valley and a good cup of Soconusco cafe. A Tamal Made by Someone Else
  • It is important to recognize that all labor income, even the bonuses and stock options of CEOs, are included in the labor share.
  • This montbretia cultivar is an Alan Bloom hybrid Crocosmia x Curtonus which has flowers and foliage that are similar to gladiolus. Winter Plant Portrait-Croscosmias « Fairegarden
  • Musculature of legs was in a constant mild clonus, and the right foot was kept in position of talipes equinovarus. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
  • A better use of the visual medium would have been to include an interview vid or some such, as a bonus.
  • As an added bonus the DVD actually has enough extra content that it can be considered a special edition.
  • Even though he has in effect been sacked, he will trouser a £150,000 bonus.
  • The bonus of having to traverse a network of constantly changing roads?
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