English-Thai Dictionary

perquisite

N เงิน เพิ่ม  benefit extra fringe benefits drawback ngen-poem

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERQUISITE

n.s as z. [L. perquisitus, perquiro; per and quoero, to seek. ] A fee or pecuniary allowance to an officer for services, beyond his ordinary salary or settled wages; or a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service, in lieu of an annual salary. [The latter is the common acceptation of the word in American. ]

 

PERQUISITED

a.Supplied with perquisites. [A bad word and not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERQUISITE

Per "qui *site, n. Etym: [L. perquisitum, fr. perquisitus, p.p. of perquirere to ask for diligently; per + quaerere to seek. See Per-, and Quest. ]

 

1. Something gained from a place or employment over and above the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered; especially, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service. The pillage of a place taken by storm was regarded as the perquisite of the soldiers. Prescott. The best perquisites of a place are the advantages it gaves a man of doing good. Addison.

 

2. pl. (Law )

 

Defn: Things gotten by a man's own industry, or purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent. Mozley & W.

 

PERQUISITED

PERQUISITED Per "qui *sit *ed, a.

 

Defn: Supplied with perquisites. [Obs. ] "Perquisited varlets frequent stand. " Savage.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

perquisite

per qui site |ˈpərkwəzit ˈpərkwəzət | ▶noun formal another term for perk 2. • a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position: the wife of a president has all the perquisites of stardom. • historical a thing that has served its primary use and is then given to a subordinate or employee as a customary right. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin perquisitum ‘acquisition, ’ from Latin perquirere ‘search diligently for, ’ from per- ‘thoroughly ’ + quaerere ‘seek. ’ usage: Perquisite and prerequisite are sometimes confused. Perquisite usually means ‘an extra allowance or privilege ’: he had all the perquisites of a movie star, including a stand-in. Prerequisite means ‘something required as a condition ’: passing the examination was one of the prerequisites for a teaching position.

 

Oxford Dictionary

perquisite

perquisite |ˈpəːkwɪzɪt | ▶noun formal a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one's job or position: the wife of a president has all the perquisites of stardom. • historical a thing which has served its primary use and to which a subordinate or employee has a customary right. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin perquisitum ‘acquisition ’, from Latin perquirere ‘search diligently for ’, from per- ‘thoroughly ’ + quaerere ‘seek ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

perquisite

perquisite noun formal See perk 2.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

perquisite

perquisite noun formal See perk 2.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

perquisite

per qui site /pə́ː r kwɪzɪt /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠1 給料以外の給付 [手当 ]; 臨時収入 (｟英 くだけて ｠perk 2 ).2 (地位 職務に伴う )役得, 特権, 特典 .