Definizione monolingua

sinecure

sinecure (plural sinecures)

1. A position that requires no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
   • 2009, Michael OConnor, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 25:

     In the ADF, while the numbers vary between the individual services and the reserves, employment is no comfortable sinecure for any personnel and thus does not appeal to many people, male or female, especially under current pay scales.

   • 2010, Mungo MacCallum, The Monthly, April 2010, Issue 55, The Monthly Ptd Ltd, page 28:

     However, by the time of World War II (if not before), politics, at least in the federal sphere, was no longer regarded as sinecure for well-intentioned part-timers.

Definizione dizionario sinecure

sinecura

Altri significati:

a position that requires no work but still gives a payment

A position that requires no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.