perquisite
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈpɜrkwɪzɪt/
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período
- More generically, prebendalism refers to the practice of incumbents in public office receiving benefices—properties, privileges, or perquisites—tied to their office.
- privileges and perquisites
- perquisites of office
- salaries and perquisites
Examples
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Even in nonreligious contexts, most societies have some division of labor in expertise, where prestige and perquisites are accorded to people who know useful things.
Academic text (2006) -
As president, he enjoys a vast array of perquisites and deference, and of course continued adulation from his base.
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During the first two decades of independence, the state was able to provide these perquisites in large part because the economy was doing relatively well.
Academic text (1998) -
"Senior partners have worked all their lives for their privileges and perquisites.
Academic text (1993) -
Doing so is generally considered a perquisite of employment, and in this regard is similar to the way many HSOs treat gratuities from vendors.
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The list of civilian perquisites awarded for military service grew to include favorable rates on home mortgages, health benefits, and educational assistance.
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Junior officers are said to be unhappy with their seniors' monopoly on perquisites such as subsidized apartments, which they rent out for extra income.
Academic text (1993) -
Even though several government reports advocate reform, senior civil servants, clinging to old prerogatives and perquisites, remain largely resistant to change.
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Women of the poorer classes, even the middling poorer classes, the working classes, could only aspire to the perquisites of ladies.
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As part of his job, the executive enjoyed several perquisites like a company car and exclusive event access.
Synonyms
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3.7
A special right or advantage for certain people
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3.5
An extra benefit you get at a job, like free lunch
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8.2
A special right that only a person or group has
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3.5
An extra thing an employer gives you besides pay, like health insurance or a car
A special right or benefit reserved for a certain rank
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Etymology
Perquisite comes from old Latin parts per- and quaerere, which mean 'through' and 'to seek', giving the idea of something you 'get' or gain on top of the usual. It is the full form of the common short word perk, so a perquisite is an extra benefit you 'get' because of your job or position.