Associations to the word «Perquisite»

Wiktionary

PERQUISITE, noun. (mostly plural) 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.

Dictionary definition

PERQUISITE, 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".
PERQUISITE, 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats