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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fringe benefit |
| Synonyms: | advantage, bonus, dividend, extra, gratuity, gravy, lagniappe, largess, perk*, plus, reward, tip |
| Notes: | a perquisite is a profit or benefit in addition to a salary or wages or a gratuity or tip for services performed, while a prerequisite is something that is required in advance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consideration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment |
| Synonyms: | baksheesh, commish, commission, fee*, payback, percentage, perk, perquisite, recompense, remuneration, reward, salary, something to sweeten pot, tip, wage |
| Antonyms: | debt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | due |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expected reward |
| Synonyms: | be in line for, claim, comeuppance, compensation, deserts, entitlement, guerdon, interest, merits, need, payment, perquisite, prerogative, privilege, rate, recompense, repayment, reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, right, rights, satisfaction, title, vengeance, what is coming to one |
| Main Entry: | fringe benefit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bonus |
| Synonyms: | additional benefit, allowances, benefits, compensation package, employee benefit, extra, gravy, lagniappe, perk, perks, perquisite, perquisites, plus, privilege, reward, solatium |
| Main Entry: | gratuity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift, tip |
| Synonyms: | alms, benefaction, bonus, boon, bounty, contribution, donation, fringe benefit, grease palm, largesse, little something, offering, perk*, perquisite, present, recompense, reward, salve, sweetener, token |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earnings from employment |
| Synonyms: | allowance, bacon, bread, commission, compensation, consideration, defrayment, emoluments, fee, hire*, honorarium, income, indemnity, meed, payment, perquisite, pittance, proceeds, profit, reckoning, recompensation, recompense, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, requital, return, reward, salary, satisfaction, scale, settlement, stipend, stipendium, take-home, takings, wage, wages |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | perk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefit |
| Synonyms: | advantage, bonus, dividend, extra, fringe benefit, gratuity, gravy, lagniappe, largess, perquisite, plus, tip |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | premium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bonus, prize |
| Synonyms: | appreciation, boon, bounty, carrot, dividend, extra, fee*, gravy, guerdon, meed, percentage, perk*, perquisite, plum, recompense, regard, remuneration, reward, spiff, stock, store, value |
| Antonyms: | lowness, paucity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prerogative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | right, privilege |
| Synonyms: | advantage, appanage, authority, birthright, choice, claim, droit, due, exemption, immunity, liberty, perquisite, sanction, title |
| Notes: | a privilege is a right that may be extended to a group or a number of people; a prerogative is a right that, customarily, is vested in a single person |
| Antonyms: | duty, obligation |
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