Perquisite : (사회적 지위/직업 등에 따른) 특전, 특권, (서비스맨에 베푸는 고객의 호의) 팁
Perk : (급료 외의) 특전
1)
a perquisite or perk is a special privilege that comes with a job or a status or a position
it's a little extra bonus
it's a little extra benefit
one of the perquisites of being the boss of this company is I get the best office in the building
one of the perquisites that comes with this job is extra holiday days instead of 20 dyas, this person gets 40 days for example
there are all types of perquisite
it's an extra allowance
it's an extra privilege
this is more than your normal salary
in some jobs, one of the perquisite is you get stock options in the company
one of the perquisite of being rich is that you have enough money to do all the things that you want to do
it's an extra benefit, something in addition to what everybody else has
a fringe benefit
an advantage
a bonus
there are all sorts of perquisites with different jobs, maybe you have the perquisite of a company car or health insurance or having access to particular health club and something like that
that is an exclulsive right
perquisite, which you are entitle because of your status or your position
it's like a prerogative
it's something that you are allowed to do because you have a specific position or specific job
it can be money but very often perquisites are something incidental or something in addition to your salary
a privilege that a certain group have
living on a private island is one of the perquisites of being a multi-billionaire
2)
I guess you could also this word a perquisite, to talk about a tip
after staying in the hotel for two weeks, I left perquisites for the people who cleaned the room
having finished my meal, I left a large perquisite on the table for the waiter
3)
it's exactly the same as a perk
but it a perquisite is just the formal version
perk is an informal version which I would probably give a 4 in formality
Formality : 6.5 - 7 for perquisite
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