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1. (n.) perquisite
an incidental payment, benefit, or privilege over and above regular income or salary.
2. perquisite
a gratuity; tip.
3. perquisite
something demanded or due as a particular privilege:
homage that was once the perquisite of royalty.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < ML perquīsītum something acquired, n. use of neut. of L perquīsītus, ptp. of perquīrere to search everywhere for, inquire diligently)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fringe benefit, perquisite, perk
an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
"a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"
2. (noun) prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
"suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
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1. (noun) perquisite
something gained from a place or employment over and above the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered; especially, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service
2. (noun) perquisite
things gotten by a man's own industry, or purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent
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