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Synonyms for perquisite

  • noun

Most common

exclusive right privilege prerogative employee benefit fringe benefit fee gratuity

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Privilege

privilege, exclusive right, prerogative

2. Fringe benefit

fringe benefit, employee benefit, perk informal

Other

fee, gratuity

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.

    The perquisites of this job include health insurance and a performance bonus.

  2. n. 2

    A gratuity.

    After the wonderful service that evening he didn’t hesitate in laying a substantial perquisite on the table.

Forms

Plural
perquisites → privileges, prerogatives, perks, fees…

Example sentences

  • privilege It is a great privilege to be with you in Tatoeba.
  • prerogative It's your prerogative to decide whether to go on the trip.
  • fee Of course, neither goods nor mailing fee returned.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
perquisitefalling
privilegesteady
prerogativefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fee1
4 letters
perk1
8 letters
gratuity4
9 letters
privilege2
11 letters
prerogative4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gratuity4 = 4 syllables).