PERK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does perk mean? 

• PERK (noun)
  The noun PERK has 1 sense:

1. an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)

  Familiarity information: PERK used as a noun is very rare.

• PERK (verb)
  The verb PERK has 1 sense:

1. gain or regain energy

  Familiarity information: PERK used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

fringe benefit; perk; perquisite

Context example:

a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job

Hypernyms ("perk" is a kind of...):

benefit (financial assistance in time of need)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "perk"):

apanage; appanage (any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life)

backsheesh; baksheesh; bakshis; bakshish; gratuity; pourboire; tip (a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter))

• PERK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they perk    ... he / she / it perks   
Past simple: perked   
Past participle: perked   
-ing form: perking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gain or regain energy

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

gain vigor; percolate; perk; perk up; pick up

Context example:

I picked up after a nap

Hypernyms (to "perk" is one way to...):

convalesce; recover; recuperate (get over an illness or shock)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

But at my last words he perked up into a kind of startled slyness.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

The Finnish Spitz resembles a fox with a pointed muzzle, perked ears.

(Finnish Spitz, NCI Thesaurus)

"I see. It's nice to have accomplishments and be elegant, but not to show off or get perked up," said Amy thoughtfully.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

You may be able to ask for and receive better health insurance, family time, the ability to work from home once a week, more vacation days, and other such perks.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The ears are usually half-perked.

(Border Collie, NCI Thesaurus)

See if you can get one or two robust company perks that would cost quite a bit of money if you had to pay for them yourself.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

March 9 is the ideal full moon in your financial eighth house, and the type of money this house rules includes bonuses, commissions, company perks and benefits, insurance policies, venture capital, and other such funds.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you like your present living space and want to stay there, you can do fun things to perk it up, such as buy a new couch, new rug, or desk, put up shelves, or redo your closets.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you are negotiating company benefits, you may be discussing your fee or bonus, and if you will be a full-time employee, the health care your employer might offer, vacation time, and other perks.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)