perquisite

[US]/ˈpɜːkwɪzɪt/
[UK]/ˈpɜːrkwɪzɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. financial subsidy or extra income beyond salary, allowance, bonus, tip; benefits, advantages, convenience, privilege, favor received with a position.

Example Sentences

the wife of a president has all the perquisites of stardom.

She gets various perquisites in addition to her wages.

The report says, schmidt acquired about 500 thousand dollar with the form of perquisite last year, the family that basically is used at song of cereal of;

company car as a perquisite for executives

health insurance is a common perquisite for full-time employees

perquisites such as free meals and gym memberships

perquisites offered to senior management

perquisites can include stock options and bonuses

perquisites are often used to attract top talent

executives enjoy various perquisites such as expense accounts

perquisites are part of the overall compensation package

perquisites can contribute to employee satisfaction

perquisites are considered a form of non-monetary compensation

Real-world Examples

On the one hand, the boss gave him a perquisite.

Source: Pan Pan

Because the Lord Warden is busily employed at times in fobbing his perquisites; which are his chiefly by virtue of that same fobbing of them.

Source: Moby-Dick

But the perquisites of custom-house officers are everywhere much greater than their salaries; at some ports more than double or triple those salaries.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Five)

The apple lay untouched on her desk until the next morning, when little Timothy Andrews, who swept the school and kindled the fire, annexed it as one of his perquisites.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

First, the levying of it may require a great number of officers, whose salaries may eat up the greater part of the produce of the tax, and whose perquisites may impose another additional tax upon the people.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Five)

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