perk
Meaning of perk
verb
- become or make more cheerful, lively, or interesting.
she'd been depressed, but she seemed to perk up last week
the coffee had perked him up long enough to tackle the reviews
late Middle English (in the senses ‘perch’ and ‘be lively’): perhaps from an Old French dialect variant of percher ‘to perch’.
noun- a benefit to which one is entitled because of one's job.
many agencies are helping to keep personnel at their jobs by providing perks
early 19th century: abbreviation of perquisite.
verb- (with reference to coffee) percolate.
while the coffee perks, head out for the morning paper
she showed us how to perk the coffee
- a coffee percolator.
Leo hooked up an extension cord for me so I can use my perk
1930s: abbreviation of percolate.
Information about perk
- The plural form of perk is: perks.
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Hyphenation of perk
perk
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- perk is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
perk synonyms
Meaning fringe benefit:
Meaning perk up:
Meaning restore to life or consciousness:
Meaning make or become better:
Meaning return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength:
Meaning (of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion:
Meaning imbue (something) with new life and vitality:
Meaning give strength or energy to:
Meaning give vitality and enthusiasm to:
Meaning make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing:
Meaning give new energy or vigour to; revitalize:
Meaning give new strength or energy to; reinvigorate:
Meaning give strength and energy to:
Meaning make more lively or interesting; enliven:
Meaning encourage and enliven (someone):
Meaning an advantage or profit gained from something:
Meaning a favourable or desirable feature:
Meaning a sum of money added to a person's wages as a reward for good performance:
Meaning a benefit from an action or policy:
Meaning an item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary:
Meaning an advantage:
Meaning something given as a reward, prize, or incentive:
Meaning careful thought, typically over a period of time:
Meaning a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement:
Meaning something given as a bonus or gratuity:
Meaning a thing that is provided or given free of charge:
Meaning a provision made for the maintenance of the younger children of kings and princes, consisting of a gift of land, an official position, or money:
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