Perquisite definition
A payment, profit, or benefit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially when due or expected.
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A gratuity; a tip.
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A tip or gratuity.
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Something regarded or claimed as an exclusive right by virtue of one's social position or rank.
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A privilege or benefit to which a person, institution, etc. is entitled by virtue of status, position, or the like; prerogative; right.
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The definition of a perquisite is a special privilege of your position or status, or a tip or gratuity.
Getting to use the corporate jet is an example of a perquisite of being a CEO.
If the boss gets a new laptop every year and customarily hands his old one down to his employee, this is an example of a perquisite.
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The perquisites of this job include health insurance and a performance bonus.
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A gratuity.
After the wonderful service that evening he didn't hesitate in laying a substantial perquisite on the table.
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Private jets and motor yachts are a perquisite of the rich.
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Something additional to regular profit or pay, resulting from one's position or employment, esp. something customary or expected.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
perquisite
Plural:
perquisitesOrigin of perquisite
- From Middle English perquisites property acquired otherwise than by inheritance from Medieval Latin perquīsītum acquisition from Latin neuter past participle of perquīrere to search diligently for per- per- quaerere to seek
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Medieval Latin perquisitum (something acquired for profit).
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