sinecure
noun/ˈsɪnɪkjʊə(r)/, /ˈsaɪnɪkjʊə(r)/
/ˈsaɪnɪkjʊr/
(formal)- a job that you are paid for even though it involves little or no workWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin sine cura ‘without care’.
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