タレントマネー

noun

performance bonus for athletes

Wasei-eigo term used in sports contexts for a bonus paid to athletes for outstanding performance, such as winning a tournament or breaking a record.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from talent money

• 優ゆう勝しょうした選せん手しゅにはタレントマネーが支し払はらわれた。

  A talent money bonus was paid to the winning athlete.

• 彼かれはホームラン記き録ろくを更こう新しんして、球きゅう団だんからタレントマネーをもらった。

  He broke the home run record and received talent money from the team.