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as in dividend
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
the use of a company car is one perquisite of the job
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Recent Examples of perquisite
And the prevalence of personal and home security perquisites among S&P 500 companies have been on a steady rise since 2018, data from Esgauge shows.
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Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
In a review of CEO perks between 2020 and 2023, advisory firm ISS-Corporate found that home security perquisites for CEOs of S&P 500 companies rose from 12.6% in 2020, to 15.7% in 2023.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Impact: This may accelerate the trend toward more paternalistic organizational models, where companies take on greater responsibility for employee wellbeing beyond traditional employment benefits and perquisites.
—Solange Charas, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
His 2023 compensation was valued at $12.2 million, including yearly salary, cash bonus, stock, and perquisites.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 July 2024
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Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
In a review of CEO perks between 2020 and 2023, advisory firm ISS-Corporate found that home security perquisites for CEOs of S&P 500 companies rose from 12.6% in 2020, to 15.7% in 2023.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Impact: This may accelerate the trend toward more paternalistic organizational models, where companies take on greater responsibility for employee wellbeing beyond traditional employment benefits and perquisites.
—Solange Charas, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
His 2023 compensation was valued at $12.2 million, including yearly salary, cash bonus, stock, and perquisites.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perquisite
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Lockridge made his major league debut on my birthday, which is probably a bonus fact only interesting to me.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The second full bath has a private entrance from the second bedroom, but also an entry off the second floor hall, allowing it to be shared with the bonus room or fifth bedroom.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Another strategy is to focus on capital gains and qualified dividends, which are generally taxed at lower rates than regular income.—
Karla Dennis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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For shareholders, of note will be the potential impact on discretionary funds available for distribution, including dividends, share buybacks and bonus payments.—
Ruxandra Iordache,April Roach,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Even occasional summer watering will kill it or shorten its life, which is only about four or five years anyway, but wow, what a gift to hummingbirds and other pollinators, not to mention anyone who loves a dramatic, fragrant garden.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Neither Hezbollah nor the state had come to survey the extensive damage, although Hezbollah had given Abdullah and others who had lost their homes between twelve thousand to fourteen thousand dollars apiece, part of what the group’s leader called a gift from Iran.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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My first tip to ward off burnout is to get back to paper.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Illinois would be the first state to require a distinction on consumer retail transactions between goods, taxes and tips, creating the need for what opponents say would be a complicated and expensive software change.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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The high court’s June 26 decision determined, among other matters, that the payment to Snyder from the Buha brothers, owners of Great Lakes Peterbilt, was a gratuity because Snyder received the money, reportedly for consulting work, after the business got the garbage truck contracts and not before.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Only seven states — Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington — have replaced tipped wages with universal pay floors, with gratuities as gravy on top.—
Maya Huter,
NBC News,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Perquisite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perquisite. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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