perquisite.

A benefit or privilege received in addition to regular pay because of a job or position.

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Words that belong together

• executive perquisite
• perquisites of office

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Use of the apartment was a perquisite of the post.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Singular perquisite; plural perquisites. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.