Word of the Week

Perquisite

[ˈpərkwəzət]

NOUN
formal
  1. another term for perk.
    • a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one’s position.
      “the wife of a president has all the perquisites of stardom”
      synonyms:
      benefit · value · reward · merit · good point · strong point · asset · plus · bonus · boon · blessing · virtue · privilege · perk · fringe benefit · additional benefit · added extra · attraction · desirability · beauty · usefulness · helpfulness · convenience · advantageousness · expedience · expediency · profit · profitability · advisability · perquisite
      antonyms:
      disadvantage · drawback · handicap
    • historical
      a thing that has served its primary use and is then given to a subordinate or employee as a customary right.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from medieval Latin perquisitum ‘acquisition’, from Latin perquirere ‘search diligently for’, from per- ‘thoroughly’ + quaerere ‘seek’.

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