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- Dictionaryperquisite/ˈpəːkwɪzɪt/
noun
- 1. a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one's job or position: "the perquisites of celebrity are intoxicating"
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The meaning of PERQUISITE is a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages; especially : one expected or promised. How to use perquisite in a sentence. Did you know?
noun [ C ] uk / ˈpɜːkwɪzɪt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. HR. formal perk noun : The perquisites of this job include health insurance and a performance bonus. (Definition of perquisite from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of perquisite. perquisite.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈpɜːkwɪzɪt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. HR. formal perk noun : The perquisites of this job include health insurance and a performance bonus. (Definition of perquisite from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of perquisite. perquisite.
Perquisite definition: an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages. See examples of PERQUISITE used in a sentence.
1. something additional to regular profit or pay, resulting from one's position or employment, esp. something customary or expected. 2. a tip or gratuity. 3. a privilege or benefit to which a person, institution, etc. is entitled by virtue of status, position, or the like; prerogative; right. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
1. an incidental payment, benefit, or privilege over and above regular income or salary. 2. a gratuity; tip. 3. something demanded or due as a particular privilege: homage that was once the perquisite of royalty.
A prerequisite is something that must occur before something else can happen. A prerequisite of getting a job, for example, is passing the interview. Of course, for some people to take a particular job, a prerequisite is that there are suitable perquisites or privileges that come with a particular position.
Perquisite definition: A payment, profit, or benefit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially when due or expected.
perquisite (of somebody) something to which somebody has a special right because of their social position. Politics used to be the perquisite of the property-owning classes.
Define perquisite: a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages especially : one expected or promised—usage, synonyms, more.
