perquisites
Benefits beyond salary
Perquisites are benefits or privileges that come with a position beyond regular salary or wages.
The word usually appears in professional or formal contexts: Executive perquisites included a company car and club membership.
Often shortened to perks in casual speech.
A perquisite can also be something claimed as an exclusive right: The corner office was a perquisite of seniority.
Employment bonus
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
amenity · convenience · healthcare · insurance · retirement plan · stock options · expense account · company car
Payment for work done
- earningsMoney gained from work
- payWages for work
- stipendFixed regular payment
- honorariumPayment for nominal services
gratuity · tip · commission · profit-sharing · dividend · windfall · reward · premium
Right to enter
- exclusivityState of being limited
- VIPNotable, for short
- statusOne's relative position
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
advantage · favoritism · dispensation · priority · membership · backstage pass · reserved parking · first-class
perk
Employment bonus
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- compensationPayment for services rendered
entitlement · amenity · convenience · healthcare · insurance · retirement plan · stock options · expense account · company car · housing allowance
remuneration
Payment for work done
honorarium · gratuity · tip · commission · profit-sharing · dividend · windfall · reward · premium · incentive
access
Right to enter
- exclusivityState of being limited
- VIPNotable, for short
- statusOne's relative position
prestige · advantage · favoritism · dispensation · priority · membership · backstage pass · reserved parking · first-class · upgrade
- incentive theorymoral hazard, adverse selection, principal-agent, signaling, screening
perquisitesdisadvantages
Unfavorable conditions or factors
drawbacks · liabilities · burdens · detriments · downsides
perquisitesbase salary
Guaranteed regular compensation
base pay · deductions · pay cuts · withholdings · out-of-pocket expenses
perquisitesobligations
Required responsibilities
duties · responsibilities · requirements · liabilities · encumbrances