perquisite.
Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
Meaning & usage
Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
The perquisites of this job include health insurance and a performance bonus.
A gratuity.
After the wonderful service that evening he didn’t hesitate in laying a substantial perquisite on the table.
A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.
Private jets and motor yachts are perquisites of the rich.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin perquīsītum (“something acquired for profit”).
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