Definition of perquisite Perquisite
/pɚˈkwʌzɪt/ - [perkwuzit] - per•qui•site
We found 9 definitions of perquisite from 5 different sources.
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What does perquisite mean?
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| perquisite - a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" | ||
| prerogative, privilege, exclusive right | ||
| right a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner" | ||
| easement (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) | ||
| perquisite - an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" | ||
| fringe benefit, perk | ||
| benefit something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all" | ||
| apanage, appanage a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- perquisite (Noun)
Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary. - perquisite (Noun)
A gratuity. - perquisite (Noun)
A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- perquisite (n.)
Something gained from a place or employment over and above the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered; especially, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service. - perquisite (n.)
Things gotten by a man's own industry, or purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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perquisite
pėr′kwi-zit, n. an allowance granted over and above the settled wages: a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service.—ns. Perquisi′tion, a strict search: diligent inquiry; Perquis′itor, the first purchaser of an estate. [L. perquisitum, from perquirĕre—per, thoroughly, quærĕre, to ask.]
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🔤- perquisite, noun, singular of perquisites.
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