perquisite
/ˈpɜːrkwɪzɪt/
noun
- An extra benefit or advantage that comes with a job or position, in addition to the regular salary.
- Free meals in the cafeteria are a common perquisite for hotel employees.
- One perquisite of being a professor is access to the university library's special collections.
- The company car was a nice perquisite of the manager's job.
- A privilege or benefit that someone receives because of their status or role, not necessarily related to a job.
- The VIP lounge is a perquisite for first-class passengers at the airport.
- Having a reserved parking spot near the entrance is a perquisite of being a board member.
- In some cultures, the eldest child receives certain perquisites within the family.
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