NOUN | possession | perquisite, fringe benefit, perk | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) |
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attribute | perquisite, prerogative, privilege, exclusive right | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) |
Sounds | per'kwahziht | |
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Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... |
Meaning | An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right). | |
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Synonyms | fringe benefit, perk | |
Narrower | appanage, apanage | Any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life |
gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh | A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | |
Broader | benefit | financial assistance in time of need |
Spanish | ayuda, extra, plus | |
Catalan | ajut, extra, plus |
Meaning | A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right). | |
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Synonyms | prerogative, privilege, exclusive right | |
Narrower | easement | (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) |
privilege of the floor | The right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session | |
Broader | right | An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature |
Spanish | derecho exclusivo, prerrogativa, privilegio, regalía | |
Catalan | dret exclusiu, prerrogativa, privilegi |
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