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English noun: perquisite | |||
| 1. | perquisite (possession) an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) | ||
| Samples | A limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job. | ||
| Synonyms | fringe benefit, perk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | benefit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apanage, appanage, backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tip | ||
| 2. | perquisite (attribute) a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) | ||
| Samples | Suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males. | ||
| Synonyms | exclusive right, prerogative, privilege | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | right | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | easement, privilege of the floor | ||
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