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perquisite (noun) – An extra profit; privilege, or allowance in addition to a main income: perquisite payment in stock options; a customary privilege, such as a gratuity or tip.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : Looking to acquire a job loaded with perquisites, or “perks” (a synonym of perquisites)? Don’t give up the search! Make plenty of inquiries, send out an exquisitely crafted resume, and follow up with queries. Your quest may result in your conquering of the job market. After all, today’s word perquisite derives from Latin perquirere, which means “to search for thoroughly.” That Latin word, in turn, is from the verb quaerere, meaning “to ask” or “to seek.” Seven other words in this paragraph are from quaerere as well—acquire, inquiries, exquisitely, queries, conquering, quest, and, of course, perk (which was formed by shortening and altering perquisite).
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