[
US
/ˈpɝk/
]
[ UK /pˈɜːk/ ]
[ UK /pˈɜːk/ ]
NOUN
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an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job
VERB
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gain or regain energy
I picked up after a nap
How To Use perk In A Sentence
- The Yellow Wallpaper is the masterpiece of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a wellknown American feminist pioneer and writer.
- Instead of talking about the mechanical superiority of their latest cars, manufacturers hired the sexiest, perkiest breasted young women they could find to writhe, lean and lick their lips next to their new products. Judith Acosta: How Marketers Capitalize On Your Fear: Confessions Of An Ex-Ad-Woman
- When prescribing methylphenidates for curing childhood hyperkinetic syndrome, each prescription may only provide the common dosage available for no more than 15 days.
- Rachel and a friend of hers were standing at the end of the parking lot, and hearing them yell my name perked me up enough to make it to the track itself. From the Mind of the Dawnie
- It may also have rather too much to do with the perkier housing market. Times, Sunday Times
- Appearance: bubblier than Perkuno's Hammer; a deep mahogany with substantial, but wispy tan head Archive 2008-02-01
- We got outsmarted by a clown at a Perkins in New Brighton.
- Rita had turned down a saleable range because she wanted to protect her regulars and the perks that came with them. YELLOW BIRD
- Having free food provided on a flight is a nice perk, but not vital. Times, Sunday Times
- One of the best perks of the buffet is regional produce, including the granadilla, a yellowish-green fruit with sweet, pomegranate-like seeds.