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- Dictionarysinecure/ˈsɪnɪkjʊə/
noun
- 1. a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit: "political sinecures for the supporters of ministers"
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A sinecure is a paid position that involves little or no work. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of this word with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and Corpus.
- English (US)
SINECURE meaning: 1. a position which involves little work,...
- Znaczenie Sinecure, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
sinecure definicja: 1. a position which involves little...
- Simplified
SINECURE translate: 领干俸的职位,闲职. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Translate to Traditional Chinese
SINECURE translate: 坐領乾薪的職位,閒職 ,冗職. Learn more in the...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
SINECURE 의미, 정의, SINECURE의 정의: 1. a position which involves...
- Pronunciation in English
SINECURE pronunciation. How to say SINECURE. Listen to the...
- Sinew
SINEW definition: 1. a tendon (= strong piece of tissue in...
- Sine Qua Non
SINE QUA NON definition: 1. a necessary condition without...
- English (US)
A sinecure is a job or title that usually comes with regular money but with little or no work. The word comes from the Medieval Latin sine cura, meaning “without cure”—the lack of cure in this case being one for souls.
If you have a cushy job — one that pays, but involves minimal work — then you have a sinecure. "Because he was the brother of the CEO, he was offered a sinecure in the company: he showed up each day and collected a paycheck, but others actually did his work."
A sinecure is a paid position that involves little or no work. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of this word with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and Corpus.
Sinecure definition: an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.. See examples of SINECURE used in a sentence.
sinecure in British English. (ˈsɪnɪˌkjʊə , ˈsaɪ- ) noun. 1. a paid office or post involving minimal duties. 2. a Church benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral charge is attached. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of sinecure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.