Perquisite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A payment or profit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially a benefit expected as one's due. See Synonyms at right.
  • n. A tip; a gratuity.
  • n. Something claimed as an exclusive right: "Politics was the perquisite of the upper class” ( Richard B. Sewall).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
  • n. A gratuity.
  • n. A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. Things gotten by a man's own industry, or purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An incidental emolument, profit, gain, or fee, over and above the fixed or settled income, salary, or wages; something received incidentally and in addition to regular wages, salary, fees, etc.
  • n. In law, whatever one gets by industry or purchases with his money, as distinguished from things which come to him by descent.
  • That may or must be sought out.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
  • n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
  • Form
    perk    perq   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pay    profit   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gratuity    remuneration    stipend    sinecure    immunities    favors    emolument    overtime    exemptions    perk