Definitions for perquisite
ˈpɜr kwə zɪtperquisite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fringe benefit, perquisite, perknoun

   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. prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive rightnoun

   a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

   "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perquisitenoun

   Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.

   The perquisites of this job include health insurance and a performance bonus.

2. perquisitenoun

   A gratuity.

   After the wonderful service that evening he didn't hesitate in laying a substantial perquisite on the table.

3. perquisitenoun

   A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.

   Private jets and motor yachts are a perquisite of the rich.

4. Etymology: From perquisitum (something acquired for profit).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perquisitenoun

   Something gained by a place or office over and above the settled wages.

   Etymology: perquisitus, Lat.

   Tell me, perfidious, was it fit
   To make my cream a perquisite,
   And steal to mend your wages. Widow and Cat.

   To an honest mind, the best perquisites of a place are the advantages it gives a man of doing good. Addison.

   To what your lawful perquisites amount. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perquisite

   Employee benefits and (especially in British English) benefits in kind (also called fringe benefits, perquisites, or perks) include various types of non-wage compensation provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries. Instances where an employee exchanges (cash) wages for some other form of benefit is generally referred to as a "salary packaging" or "salary exchange" arrangement. In most countries, most kinds of employee benefits are taxable to at least some degree. Examples of these benefits include: housing (employer-provided or employer-paid) furnished or not, with or without free utilities; group insurance (health, dental, life etc.); disability income protection; retirement benefits; daycare; tuition reimbursement; sick leave; vacation (paid and unpaid); social security; profit sharing; employer student loan contributions; conveyancing; long service leave; domestic help (servants); and other specialized benefits. The purpose of employee benefits is to increase the economic security of staff members, and in doing so, improve worker retention across the organization. As such, it is one component of reward management. Colloquially, "perks" are those benefits of a more discretionary nature. Often, perks are given to employees who are doing notably well or have seniority. Common perks are take-home vehicles, hotel stays, free refreshments, leisure activities on work time (golf, etc.), stationery, allowances for lunch, and—when multiple choices exist—first choice of such things as job assignments and vacation scheduling. They may also be given first chance at job promotions when vacancies exist.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perquisitenoun

   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. Perquisitenoun

   things gotten by a man's own industry, or purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perquisite

   pėr′kwi-zit, n. an allowance granted over and above the settled wages: a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service.—ns. Perquisi′tion, a strict search: diligent inquiry; Perquis′itor, the first purchaser of an estate. [L. perquisitum, from perquirĕre—per, thoroughly, quærĕre, to ask.]

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How to pronounce perquisite?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perquisite in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perquisite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of perquisite in a Sentence

1. David Lloyd George:

   Who ordained that a few should have the land of Britain as a perquisite; who made ten thousand people owners of the soil and the rest of us trespassers in the land of our birth?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perquisite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Perquisite
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=perquisite
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perquisite
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perquisite
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=perquisite