perquisite

Example Sentences

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Emoluments, in constitutional law, are “any perquisite, advantage, or profit arising from the possession of an office.”

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2024

That’s because of the high degree of location and schedule flexibility provided by working from home, which has become the most desired perquisite for the large majority of workers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2022

James Stephens, from Biteback publishing, also points out that power is not a perquisite for writing a good memoir.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2020

This misunderstanding may arise because traditional breeding practices do not require sophisticated laboratory equipment or any knowledge of genetics, which some may see as a perquisite for genetic modification.

From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018

“It’s the one perquisite allowed to the host, isn’t it, Frank?”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier