Definition of "malus" in English

noun

1. (business) 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.

   • When bank fired the loan originator, they recovered the last two years of her bonuses under the malus clause in her contract.

2. (rare) A penalty or negative thing.

noun

1. A plant of the genus Malus (the apples).

noun

1. plural of malu