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Meaning of 'perquisite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Perquisite [ 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.
- Things gotten by a man's own industry, or purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent.

Meaning of 'perquisite' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . perquisite [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
Example in sentence:
  • a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job
Meaning (2):
- a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
Example in sentence:
  • suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males

Nearby Words:

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