perquisite
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: fringe benefit, perk |
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Related Words: apanage, appanage, backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, benefit, gratuity, tip |
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(noun) a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" |
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Synonyms: exclusive right, prerogative, privilege |
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Related Words: privilege of the floor, right |
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