Definitions for PERK
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fringe benefit, perquisite, perkverb

   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"

2. perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigorverb

   gain or regain energy

   "I picked up after a nap"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perkverb

   To act in a jaunty or presumptuous manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perkadjective

   Pert; brisk; airy. Obsolete.

   My ragged ronts
   Wont in the wind, and wag their wriggle tails,
   Peark as a peacock, but nought avails. Edmund Spenser.

2. To Perkverb

   To dress; to prank.

   ’Tis better to be lowly born,
   And range with humble livers in content,
   Than to be perk’d up in a glist’ring grief,
   And wear a golden sorrow. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

3. To Perkverb

   Etymology: from perch, Skinner.

   To hold up the head with an affected briskness.

   If you think it a disgrace,
   That Edward’s miss thus perks it in your face,
   To see a piece of failing flesh and blood,
   Let the modest matrons of the town
   Come here in crouds, and stare the strumpet down. Alexander Pope.

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1. perk

   A perk is a benefit or advantage that is provided or given in addition to one's regular salary or wage, often as a means of motivation or reward. It could be in the form of goods, services, or conditions of employment that are supplementary to wages or salaries. Examples include health insurance, company car, gym memberships, flexible working hours, etc. This term is commonly used in a professional or employment context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perkverb

   to make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of; as, to perk the ears; to perk up one's head

2. Perkverb

   to exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily

3. Perkadjective

   smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain

4. Perkverb

   to peer; to look inquisitively

5. Etymology: [Cf. W. percu to trim, to make smart.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perk

   pėrk, adj. trim: spruce: jaunty: proud.—v.t. to make smart or trim.—v.i. to hold up the head with smartness: to toss or jerk the head.—adj. Perk′y (Tenn.), perk, trim. [W. perc, trim.]

2. Perk

   pėrk, v.i. (prov.) to peer.—adj. Perk′ing, peering, inquisitive.

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1. PERK

   What does PERK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PERK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PERK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Perk is ranked #65244 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Perk surname appeared 304 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Perk.
   
   85.8% or 261 total occurrences were White.
   4.9% or 15 total occurrences were Black.
   3.9% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.9% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Recuperate

How to pronounce PERK?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PERK in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PERK in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PERK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of PERK in a Sentence

1. Walter Shaub:

   This is a conflict of interest because Donald Trump's going to benefit by the outcome of this. In fact, if Donald Trump was any federal employee other than the president of the United States, it would be a crime for Donald Trump to be involved in this activity, donald Trump's exempt from the criminal conflict of interest law but that wasn't intended as a perk of high office and it was expected that Donald Trump would act as though Donald Trump were covered by it.

2. Benjamin Eye:

   People love the immediacy, in the past, to get movie tickets we had to wait for stubs by mail; now we can redeem a perk, get the voucher and book the ticket all at once, on a phone.

3. Scott Cohen:

   For a lot of people, frequent business travel has become more of a burden than a perk.

4. Though Spieth:

   I liked California and I liked being out here, a huge thing for me about USC was I heard they had four playing memberships at Riviera. When I came on my visit, I was offered one of the memberships at Riviera for the time you're at USC, and that's a pretty awesome perk.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PERK
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=PERK
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PERK
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PERK
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PERK
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html