SINECURE


Meaning of SINECURE in English

/ ˈsɪnɪkjʊə(r); ˈsaɪn-; NAmE -kjʊr/ noun

( formal ) a job that you are paid for even though it involves little or no work

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin sine cura without care.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.