(n.) Something gained from a place or employment over and above the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered; especially, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service.
(n.) Things gotten by a man's own industry, or purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which come to him by descent.
Example Sentences:
(1) Multicellular tumor spheroids (MTS) provide a closer in vitro correlate to in vivo malignancy than do conventional monolayer cultures; while simulating many parameters of in vivo growth, MTS systems provide those perquisites (i.e., experimental control, economy, expediency) associated with in vitro evaluation of preclinical therapeutic strategies.
(2) Persons insured in Group 2, on payment of a premium, obtain certain perquisites as compared with Group 1, primarily they may consult general practitioners and specialists of their own choice.