perquisite as a noun: - 1
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perquisite
noun
1 perquisite
An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right).
synonyms: fringe benefit, perk.
Roget 973:
reward,
recompense,
remuneration,
meed,
guerdon†,
reguerdon†;
price.
[payment for damage or debt]
indemnity,
indemnification;
quittance;
compensation;
reparation,
redress,
satisfaction;
reckoning,
acknowledgment,
requital,
amends,
sop;
atonement,
retribution;
consideration,
return,
quid pro quo.
salvage,
perquisite;
vail
etc.
(donation)
784†.
douceur [Fr.],
bribe;
hush money,
smart money†;
blackmail,
extortion;
carcelage†;
solatium†.
allowance,
salary,
stipend,
wages,
compensation;
pay,
payment;
emolument;
tribute;
batta†,
shot,
scot;
bonus,
premium,
tip;
fee,
honorarium;
hire;
dasturi†,
dustoori†;
mileage.
crown
etc.
(decoration of honor)
877.
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Dutch: extralegaal, voordeel
Polish: benefit
2 perquisite
A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right).
synonyms: exclusive right, prerogative, privilege.
Dutch: voorrecht, supplementair, exclusief recht, alleenrecht, monopolie
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