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Definition of sinecure noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sinecure

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