perquisite

🇺🇸 /ˈpɜːrkwɪzɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɜːkwɪzɪt/
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noun
R

An extra benefit you get from your job besides your regular pay.

Having a company car is a perquisite of his managerial position.

R

A special right or privilege that someone has because of their social status.

In the past, access to politics was considered a perquisite of the wealthy class.

translation

n. An extra benefit you get from your job besides your regular pay.; A special right or privilege that someone has because of their social status.

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Plural perquisites